Chapter 13.5 - ... a Changeling
Little Lost Raichu
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Chapter 13.5
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...a Changeling
Thorax examined his new features, now being a fluffy little creature himself. Looking behind, he glanced at his long tail and flapped it playfully, before poking his ears. Despite having a wide belly, he felt light as a feather, and every movement of his limbs seemed quick and responsive. He had to admit, it was a nice body to use.
He examined the room as everything became giant from his new perspective. The armchair itself was three times bigger than his entire body. Looking down, he noticed the mysterious creature staring at him in disbelief, its mouth agape. <You must be really confused, but fear not, I’ll explain everything.> He raised a forepaw up to his chest and continued, <As a changeling, I possess the ability to shapeshift into other species… and sometimes even into objects. I just turned into you in a hope to understand you.>
<You… turned into a Raichu to understand me?> Nica asked.
<I sure did, and it’s working,> Thorax said, his very words putting a wide smile on Nica’s face. <I must say, your body feels very light and flexible.>
Nica chuckled. <It is, though it sometimes backfires, especially when jumping.>
<Jumping, what’s wrong with jumping?> Thorax asked in confusion. He looked down at his rabbit-like rear paws before using them for a simple jump. Most of his childhood flashed before his eyes as his entire head ended up stuck in the ceiling of the library. <Ooooh… that’s why.> His voice was muffled by the crystal he was stuck in. It didn’t take long before he felt something –most likely a long tail– wrap around his belly and pull him down, landing softly despite the long distance from the floor.
Thorax shook the rubble from his head and examined his rear paws once again. <You have quite jumpy legs.>
<You have no idea,> Nica said while having an even look with a fellow Raichu, as if staring into a mirror. <You know… even if it’s just a transformation or an illusion, it feels nostalgic to talk to someone of the same species. Thank you.>
Thorax kept smiling. He didn’t need to sense emotions to know that this creature was friendly. <Is there anything else I should be aware of?>
Nica nodded and started rubbing yellow dot on her own cheek, gritting her teeth from the pain she felt. After a few seconds she stopped and explained, <My body produces electricity when under stress, especially when rubbing the yellow dots on my cheeks. Be wary of that.>
Thorax raised his paw and pressed it against the yellow dot, only to withdraw it in an instant as if touching a flame. A quick repetitive yelping escaped his mouth while bolts of electricity escaped his cheek. <L-lesson... > he gulped, <l-learned.>
Nica stared curiously. While from personal experience she knew how extremely painful such experiences were, she could still endure it for a bit while rubbing the dots on her cheeks violently, and Thorax unleashed electricity by lightly pressing against it. They may have the same body, but there was a clear difference in pain resistance and willpower between them. Now she understood why Starlight called him a kind softy. Now that I think about it, I often called my trainer a softy while being a Pichu. It was an insult no less. Her ears drooped for a moment. She didn’t mean to think about the changeling in a negative way.
<Oh, my apologies, I forgot to introduce myself.> He grabbed Nica’s paw between his and started shaking it in haste. <My name’s Thorax, and I’m the leader of the changeling’s hive, though I prefer to call it a changeling’s pack now with all the changes we went through. Nice to meet you.>
<My name’s Nica, and I’m a Raichu, but where I come from they also call me a pokemon. It’s very nice to meet you too. Oh, and to answer one of your previous questions, Twilight and Starlight took me in, so I’m their pet in a sense. Not that I mind, it’s actually great and they’re very kind,> Nica said in haste. There seemed to be something about Thorax that made her feel like opening up, similar to how she felt around Fluttershy. Though she couldn’t help but sense an aura filled with depression, something worth asking about later.
<Interesting,> Thorax said before carefully climbing up the armchair, perching his little body on the left side. <Can you tell me more about yourself? If you’re a friend of my friends, it’s only fair I get to know you better.> He patted a free spot on the armchair in an invitation.
<Only if you’ll tell me more about yourself. That ability of yours is amazing,> Nica said before taking a spot next to Thorax as they now started at each other, sharing limited space.
<It’s kind of neat…> Thorax said with a blush. <Alright, I’ll speak first. I think it will the best to start from an important event, like that one time when changelings invaded Canterlot with me among their ranks…>
Minutes of storytelling turned into an hour. Time passed quickly for the two Raichu as they exchanged their stories to their hearts desire.
<I... can't believe it,> Nica said as she started to look in random directions, trying to comprehend the story she’d just heard. <So your former leader, Queen Chrysalis, pony-napped and replaced a pink pony princess to steal love unnoticed, tricking everyone, only to follow it up with an invasion? She's dangerous!>
<She was actually, but she’s a threat no more. She lost her hive and her subjects joined my side,> Thorax pointed out.
<You're wrong!> Nica interrupted. According to her dreams, her trainer's parents were part of an organization that fought dangerous criminals in all regions, only to hide their daughter in fear while probably meeting a poor end. Cunning foes shouldn't be underestimated. She shook her head and added, <On her first try Chrysalis took over the capital, and her second attempt almost let her take over an entire country. She lost only because she lowered her guard.>
Thorax looked to the side, unable to deny the critter's words.
Nica narrowed her eyes, only now aware of a big threat to her precious caretakers that was lurking up there, hiding and planning her revenge. The way Chrysalis lost for the first time reminded her of her trainer's teaching. Being powerful is useless if not backed up with skills and efforts.
Princess Celestia assumed she could easily overpower the evil queen, using the most basic combat strategy called brute force which quickly backfired. If the tall mighty princess at least tried to dodge or ask ponies to assist her by attacking the distracted queen from all sides, the battle would turn out differently.
Chrysalis at the peak of her power could easily break any resistance, but instead allowed her foes to do whatever they wanted, only for her invasion force to be banished from the capital.
One can be the most powerful being in the world and still lose to a weaker opponent, she thought, understanding her trainer’s intentions. Power leads to overconfidence, which leads to failure. My trainer must’ve been afraid of that.
<I can sense your distress and fear. If there's something on your mind, please speak up,> Thorax encouraged.
<Well... I was thinking... Because Twilight's brother and his... pink princess special somepony... fell for Chrysalis' trickery, the evil queen managed to infiltrate the castle. Because the Princess of the Sun underestimated her foe and lost so quickly just because Chrysalis was only a bit stronger, Twilight and her friends had to struggle in their fight against hundreds of enemies, pushing themselves to their limits in a lost battle. And because all the most powerful ponies in Equestria and in that empire you mentioned allowed themselves to be captured by mere disguised infiltrators, you, Starlight and her other friends had to fight against an entire swarm without access to your magic.>
Nica rubbed her forepaws nervously. Just because those who possessed great power used it so poorly, those weaker had to put their lives in danger and struggled against impossible odds. It seemed incredibly unfair. Those possessing great powers should work harder and put all their efforts in protecting others, not push their heavy burden on those who could barely lift it. Wait… wasn’t my role… to bear heavy burden so others wouldn’t need to? She massaged her forehead. Whatever memory she was about to recall vanished in an instant.
Thorax rubbed his soft chin. <You do have a valid point. If the ponies in power saw through Chrysalis’ disguise from the get go, or if the pony princess defeated the queen with skills or numbers, they could use Queen Chrysalis as a hostage to stop the hive from invading.> He massaged his arm nervously. <And the weirdest part is that all of Chrysalis’ plans would succeed if she didn’t let her victories and arrogance get to her head. I even heard a rumor circling in the hive that Tirek gained near infinite power, just because the princesses didn’t hunt him directly and because of Discord’s betrayal. I mean, why would they send the Spirit of Chaos on his own without any company? Shouldn’t they see this coming?>
His ears drooped and he held his paws on both sides of his head. <Oh, this is terrible. I’m now in power, ruling over the changeling’s pack while possessing very powerful magic. What if I do the same mistakes the princesses and the evil queen did?> He started hyperventilating as his tail was moving left and right at an increasing speed, forcing Nica to hold it in place before it could damage their comfortable seating spot. <If I fail, Chrysalis will retake the swarm, and it would be up to the ponies to risk their lives to fix my mistakes. How can I handle such responsibility when I’m the worst leader material?!>
<Calm down and take slow breaths,> Nica said as she held her fellow Raichu in place, giving him a worried stare. <I’m not sure if I can help, but I’ll try, so please, just calm down.> The aura of fear and desperation she felt became overwhelming.
<S-sorry…> He took a few slow breaths as his tail became motionless. His heart-beat returned to normal. <I just wish I could be a better leader. Starlight took charge when the situation was hopeless, while Twilight and her friends protected Equestria more than once. I’m nowhere near their level.>
Hoping to distract the guest from his fears, Nica said, <To be honest, I had no idea that Twilight, Starlight and their friends are national heroines. They're amazing. I really need to ask them to tell me more about their heroic deeds.> She tapped her paws in excitement. <I can’t thank you enough for telling me about it.>
<Oh, they’re great heroines, alright, and did you know that Spike saved the Crystal Empire from Sombra and his dark magic? You're really lucky to make such great friends.> Thorax grabbed his long tail and started stroking it. He spoke in a depressed tone, <Especially after what you endured. Being hurt and hungry, lost in the Everfree Forest with no memories. That's one depressing backstory if I ever heard one.>
<I can't argue with that.> Nica sat, sighed and lowered her head while her ears drooped. <Nearly everyday I ask myself if I even deserve such amazing friends. I caused nothing but trouble and pain.> Upon hearing Thorax laughter, she asked, <Do you find my regrets to be a source of amusement?>
<S-sorry, it's just that... According to your story and the emotions I sense from you, you regret being a burden, you regret hurting others and you think how to repay their kindness everyday. You're a good Raichu at heart and that's what matters the most.>
<Ev-even if that's true... I wish I could do more than just have good intentions.>
The disguised changeling placed his paw on Nica's shoulder and gave her a patient smile. <I'm sure you'll get your chance. You'll only fail if you give up.>
Nica nodded and closed her eyes. Trying to be helpful was all she could do, and that's what she should focus on. It didn't matter if she failed or not, regret and self-pity wouldn't accomplish anything. She opened her eyes and asked, <Is there any way I can help you with? I can’t do much to make you a better leader, but maybe there’s something else I can do. From the moment we met I sensed an aura of worry coming from you, and I really want to lighten the weight on your innocent heart.>
Thorax blinked in confusion. <Wait, you can sense emotions too? And here I thought changelings were the only ones.> Thorax's smile vanished as he started massaging his arm nervously. <To be honest, I came here because I wanted to ask my bestest friend, Spike, for advice. There's this group of renegade changelings who still feed on love, and I can't convince them to change their ways. As a leader I'm a failure…>
<Don't say that,> Nica said before wrapping her tail around Thorax's belly, raising him and placing him on her knees while stroking the back of his head. Despite being the same size, she felt as if she was holding a younger brother while listening to his problems. <From my dreams, I saw how a hesitant lonely girl turned into a great leader thanks to determination alone. I'm sure you can do the same.>
Thorax blushed as he found his new predicament slightly embarrassing, but also made him feel safe. Feeling as if his heart started opening further to his new little friend, he opened his heart and spoke, <I'm not sure. I think my lack of self-confidence started when I was still a hatchling, I was always bullied for being different, and then my brother...>
Nica could do nothing but listen to Thorax’s story, occasionally rubbing his belly or behind his ears whenever his voice was filled with depression. Being a peaceful creature among bullies with only his brother to defend him, especially if said brother also disapproved of his soft nature, had to be very hard. Just by listening to his story in silence forced her eyes to produce tears.
In her own case, the situation was reversed, she was the bully with very caring parents and a friendly herd, but she still found safety and support whenever feeling down.
<T-thanks…>
<What for?> Nica asked as the Raichu she held in her paws stepped onto the armchair.
<For being a good listener. I feel so much better now.> He moved his paw towards Nica’s face, wiping away tears from her cheeks. <I could sense it: Your pity, your compassion, your sadness. You heard my every word and took them very seriously.> He looked to the side. <I wish Spike would pay such attention to my problems, but he kept avoiding me whenever possible. Even his emotions were a mess today.>
Nica glanced at the window and rubbed her chin. For the past two days she had assisted with preparations for Ember’s arrival, and today Starlight asked her to keep Thorax and Ember separated, but why? According to Spike’s panicked comments from yesterday, dragons are violent, competitive and prideful, and Ember wanted to learn more about friendship so she could share principles of peace and cooperation among her people.
She looked at Thorax’s depressed posture. He was a leader as well, but way too friendly and soft to enforce his laws. So why did her owners and Spike want to keep these two leaders from meeting each other? One of them want to become more assertive, while the other want to become more friendly and understanding, it was something they could teach each other.
<You look as if you had an idea, do you know how to help me?> Thorax asked while tapping his paws nervously.
Nica was about to respond, but closed her mouth quickly. Her plan would involve going against the command of her owners. It wasn’t her place to question their judgement but simply follow their orders.
Thorax sighed and stepped from the armchair. <I suppose it was unfair of me to expect you to find a solution. But I’m still grateful you heard me out.>
<Wait! Where are you going?> Nica asked as she stepped from the armchair as well and blocked Thorax’s way.
<Back home. We have been talking with each other for over an hour, while neither Spike, nor anypony else checked on us. I can tell that I’m not welcome here.>
Nica bit her bottom lip as she looked in random directions in panic. She couldn’t just let Thorax leave with such a problem, least of all leave with the impression that his friends abandoned him, but she couldn’t disobey orders. What else could she do that wouldn’t upset Thorax even further?
<You seem distressed, but there’s no need to be. You’ve already helped, and I would feel bad to worry you with my problems.> He forced a smile. <I’m happy to befriend someone as nice as you.>
Nica closed her eyes tightly as her mouth started speaking at a rapid pace, <Please, don’t go! Spike, Twilight and Starlight didn’t abandon you. They’re just attending to Ember’s welcome party. Ember is a Dragon Lord who came here to learn about friendship so she could teach other dragons how to be nicer to each other. Starlight is probably afraid you wouldn’t get along with Ember so she asked me to keep you busy. I’m really sorry for deceiving you, I’m really, really sorry, but I was asked to help and I didn’t want to go up against Starlight’s wishes. Still, I believe that you and Ember are able to help each other…> She dropped to her knees, desperately grasping for air. Hanging out with Pinkie Pie had apparently rubbed on her in terms of speech.
Thorax took a step back, trying to analyze the overwhelming amount of information. His mouth agape and his eyes staring at the wall.
Nica looked at him with watered eyes. <Please, don’t be angry at your friends, they meant well. And I’m sure you and Ember can get along if you’ll be confident in yourself and give it a try.>
Thorax smiled and wrapped his paw around his friend’s shoulder. <There’s nothing to forgive, I understand.> He pointed at the door. <I know that a soft-hearted changeling like myself wouldn’t be respected by a Dragon Lord, but if you believe in me, I’ll do my best.> He grabbed Nica’s right paw and pointed at the large door again. <Let’s not waste anymore time.>
<I agree,> Nica said with a nod. They both walked with firm and rhythmical steps, only to stop as a chill went down their spines. Behind the large door they sensed an unfamiliar aura filled with malice growing in strength, as if some evil force was making its way through the hallway in the direction of the library. <M-maybe we can take a shortcut… what do you think?>
<I agree, but what shortcut do you have in mind?> Thorax asked. <No matter. Whatever the alternative way, I prefer it to meeting this malicious force.>
Nica pointed at the window and ran towards it on two legs while pulling the other Raichu by his paw. <Jumping through the window is the fastest way.>
<Wait… what!?>
With a calculated jump, Nica reached the window while pulling her panicked friend. With a quick action of her tail she opened it and next jumped down.
Thorax’s closed his eyes, screamed loudly and was waving his paws in panic. After a few seconds he stopped screaming and opened one eye, and next the other, noticing that he was now standing on the solid ground. He glanced at his little feet and next at Nica’s wide grin.
<Surprised?>
<Very. I felt as if my heart was about to escape through my throat,> Thorax answered as his quick heartbeat was slowing down.
<I know this feeling. I once jumped up so high that I reached one third of a kilometer and fell back onto the grass without a scratch.>
<Wait… you jumped… and fell from such a height?> Thorax chuckled. <I’ll remember to transform into you should my wings ever fail me.>
They both took one quick look at the tall castle before heading deeper into the town, once again holding each other’s paws. Meanwhile, a bright blue eye flashed from the window of the library, glancing at the leaving pair of Raichu before vanishing into the darkness.
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So Changeling has to transform in order to talk to that species? Neat! But Fluttershy can do that just be herself.
So changlings can copy attack and speed but not defense or special defense?
My guy just hit the front page.
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Maybe he just doesn't have the right nature?
That was great. Thorax is awesome, I really hope Raichu goes visit the hive with him.
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how did you get "can't copy defense? ", because thorax thinks he's as tough as Nica:
Which I suppose also implies that Thorax is unable or unwilling to do the changeling-artillery trick, or that said trick requires being at just the right angle or something.
If you mean when Thorax was touching his own cheeks, it may be like how ditto keeps its own base HP (pain tolerance), or simply because Thorax is so unused to the sensation of electricity his brain is interpreting what should be a light tingle as out and out pain.
I really love how well theses two got along.
Really loved their interaction and conversation about the past, and everything else
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Talking with animals is Fluttershy's speciality. Luckly, it allows her to understand pokemon speach. I suppouse it puts her at advantage over Thorax who need to transform to understand Nica's words.
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Actually, they can copy physical atributes and species abilities, but not much more than that. Any talent and experience can't be copied. For example, it wouldn't matter if Thorax shapeshifted into a normal pegasus or into a wonderbolt, he gain pegasus flight, but how well he would fly would depent on Thorax's abilities.
By transforming into Raichu he gain Raichu's ability to use electricity and other moves, as well as said species overal speed, survibility and attack power, however, he can't copy pokemon's resistance to pain and training. When compared to Nica, he's more vunerable since he didn't fight or train much. Though as a Raichu he still end up with a light body that can jump fairly well and survive fall from great heigh.
I suppouse him jumping into the ceiling was a bit pushing it, considering he can't copy NIca's skills, but I couldn't resist it for the sake of comedy.
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???
If you're refering to the feature box, it's not the case. Every story that got into a feature box at least once are being featured again whenever story is updated. However, unlike when the story was first featured where it lasted in the box for days, each update allow the story to stay in the feature box only for a few hours (maybe even only two hours if many stories are being updated at the same time).
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Nah, Thorax is just not battle hardened. Even though he became a Raichu, he's far away form being a strong one. In comparation, NIca endured tons of abuse in lots of pokemon battles if she's able to violently rub dots on her chest which puts her under an extreme amount of pain. Thorax just pressed it lightly and it was too much to handle. It just shows how massive is the bridge between them when it comes to exposure to pain. It's like comparing a civilian office worker to a war veteran. One will break quickly while another is capaible enduring turture.
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Now I see, wow. I had no idea I made such reference by accident.
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Your wish may be granted. Who knows.
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He's actually thinking that Raichu as species are extremely good at jumping high and withstanding falls from massive heights. While he's not far from the truth, there's still a factor of how battle-hardened the pokemon is. Thorax is nowhere near as skilled and experienced as Nica, so his survibility in Raichu's form is way smaller. Still, considering that Raichu in general is solid at jumping and not all that heavy, it would be a good option to turn into one when falling. Or Thorax can shapeshift into a parasute and hope the wind will slow down his fall, hehe.
It seems more of a combination of changeling's magic that create a barrier in front of the changeling when they dive bomb. Thorax probably never practiced this technique as it is mostly for offensive and to hurt others.
Those are also good theories, though I think that rather than keeping hp, it would be keeping level. By game rules, Thorax would gain stats of a Raichu (glass cannon stats with high speed), however his level wouldn't be high, making him way more vunerable to pain. Also, even as electrick pokemon, he probably didn't get much experience with electricity, so that's a factor too.
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Seems lots of readers agree on this one statement. Sadly, not many found the following chapter to be nearly as cute.
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They both have kind and peaceful personalities, ofcourse they would get along. Even though Nica is most likely battle-hardened, considering her stamina and durability, in terms of personality she's not much diferent from Thorax. Also, since they can sense each other's emotions, sensing each other's kindness, affection, happiness and sadness help them understand one aother.
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Thanks. Though while this story got many faves this weekend due to two updates, the ammount of upvotes increased only by two. I hope my next update will prove to be more interesting.
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YES! Let's go see some rainbow changelings!
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Yeah, sorry, still a little new to the site, no clue how half of it works... I'll just walk back to my corner now...
Is this just in your story or did the changelings always got the powers from their forms?
I had something I liked and disliked in this chapter, but only small things and I have to say this was nice to read.
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I think I'll walk to the corner as well. My proof-reader did extra work to get 2 chapters done for this weekend, and all this story got was 1 upvote and 1 downvote and not a single comment telling me what I did wrong. Stuff like this are really discouraging for me.
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Well, they rather gain atributes of the species, but the power depends on magic and skills of the shapeshifter. For example, even though hundred of changelings shapeshifted into mane 6, all they did was getting abilities of earth ponies, unicorns and pegasi, and their skills weren't much so they got quickly overpwoered.
In Thorax's case, he have a lot of magic thanks to his new body (he's as large as Chrysalis is), but he lack of combat experience, so when it comes to durability, pain resistance and combat abilities, he's nowhere near Nica's level. Still, considering how powerful Thorax's magic is, he wouldn't have trouble replicating her ability to use electricity. As for that massive jump, it seemed like streching it a bit, but it was done for comedy so I couldn't help myself.
Thanks, though not many seems to like those recent two updates. Someone who upvoted previously instead now downvoted the story and didn't leave a comment why he did that, so I have no idea what I did wrong.
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Fixed, thanks. Sadly, even with two proof-readers, there are alwyas some stuff that we miss. My second proof-reader PoisonClaw manage to check 1 chapter per week, so if I asked him to go over previous chapters again, it would slow the updating speed.
Wow started reading this yesterday and I got to say it is awesome! I can not wait to see the next update. This is getting faved and watched right now thank you for this awesome story! Looking forward to seeing what happens next!
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You seems very enthusiastic about this story. I wonder what's your favorite part about it, or do you just really like NIca as a character and her development?
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Well I still keep skipping the trainer moments, because as far as I have seen I get all the information I need when she wakes up, talks with the others about it or in any other way, but I can only say that I liked the last chapter more than this one as far as I remember.
Not sure if it is because I had a little drink tonight
, but I think that I often prefer it if the main char is slightly unique and that is probably why I talked about Thorax powers there, but I can understand the thunder power part you mentioned in your comment since it makes sense in a way. (I just image a mage using her mana to create thunder and I guess I can accept the thinks you did for comedy as long as you don't make him overpower her suddenly. Like Is said, I don't need op moments, but I really like if the main chars have their shining moments and really impress the others.
I probably said it already, but how do you like the new Thorax? I still like him since I somewhat see behind his new look, but he is the only one from the new changeling forms that I really dislike. I like the black ones more, but I slightly dislike it that he makes me remember a certain bug and at the same time a raindeer, that and that he is some kind of chliche. (poor guy doing something awesome and turning out to be the chosen one).
Well good night.
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I absolutely adore Nica and her development so far. Though my favorite part was the first visit to Fluttershy's home. That was so sweet and adorable!
I assume the dark force felt was Chrysalis and if so the blue eye. She has seen them now so she can turn into Raichu if she wanted. Tge plot thickens.
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This not always happens. You'll be missing a lot of backstory of Nica if you'll skip all her dreams.
Well, at first after he transformed, I found his new design to be waaay too over the top, but his personality is still warm and plesantly childish, he's still nice and gets excited easy. I like him as character and I got used to his new apperance.
Still, while Thorax's peaceful character was a good reason why he transformed, I still find it odd that other changelings transformed in such a high number. The large switch in personalities in lots of changelings seem a bit too rushed for my taste. (If they showed renegade changelings among the reformed ones rather than just mentioning them, I would be okay with it, but as of now, it's too big of a shift.
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Considering Fluttershy's very carrying personality, and Nica's big consideration for how others feel and her desire to repay others kindness, it was only natural that those two would enjoy each other's company. Tehy both had a lot of affection to one another and were more than willing to give it.
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Fixed, thanks. Considering how often I use word "forehoof", it didn't come as surprice I wrote it instead of forepaw. My bad.
ok good chapter...i hate when my tracker stops working and i'm late to good chapters/stories like these.
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In this case, as Pichu, Nica need to put even more efforts. While Pikachu's stats (while low) are still somewhat managable, Pichu's stats are just terrible. Nica start it way bigger handicap than Ash's Pikachu and will need to overcome obstacles against pokemon that have type advantage.
Depending on how long she'll remain as a Pichu and how much willpower she'll have to train and fight hard, she'll improve her techniques and reflexes.
Also, Astra is more of a long-term thinker thanks to her dad's teachings. She's trying to improve her team's attacks and techniques and handicap herself and her team. Astra most likely will worry about her team's power later, for now she want her team to use their abilities to the fullest and get used to fight against the odds.
Chrysalis at the peek of her power could easily brea
1. Peak.
I like to think that she COULD HAVE unleashed the "full power of the Sun" and what not, but not without reducing the whole place to molten slag.
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Ah you would think that IF you watched show the 1000 YEARS of peace ruling alone yeah not a lot of time to keep yourself in shape.
I mean sure she has the power but alas not much control.
You see magic would probably be like a muscle the more you use it the better control you have.
Should this part be <>'d?