Chapter 35 – Comic Changeling Pistol
Griffon of Canterlot
Chapter 35 – Comic Changeling Pistol
Breakfast had past, the table removed with the cushions, Gale with Spike were back to sitting by the balcony doors reading comic books. Gale flipped through another page as he ate his lunch, Spike munching on some gems close by, the griffon was curious on how the purple dragon ate crystallised objects with ease.
Gale heard a chirp from the balcony, he saw a yellow bird on it looking back at him, he put the comic book down and raise a claw up to his surprise the bird flew over and land on it. “Wow that some friendly bird.” Spike said watching the bird chip and chirp happily.
Gale looked deeper into it eyes noticing a look that didn't fit a bird, Gale poked it gentle with his other claw, getting a giggle from it. “Odo?” He tilted his head.
Spike first surprised by the laugh and followed by shock. “Octicovix is that you?” The bird hopped around and bows with a wing across it chest followed by a raised head with a cheeky grin.
Octicovix flapping her wings fly over to Spike landing on his head looking down as he looked up. “Yep it me, I decided to pop over to see what you youngsters were up to.”
“Huh hmm...” Spike crossed his arms.
She rolled her eyes. “Seriously.” He didn't look convinced. “Okay!” She opened the wings up with a minor outburst. “My husband working with a group of ponies to start researching the garden to find any clue of that fortress.”
Spike picked her up off his head placing the changeling bird on the ground before him. “Why are you here then? Aren't you two a team?”
“Yes that is true.” She changed back to her true form. “Gale liked the fact I am a changeling, not many ponies know of my kind and being a creature that need to feed off love from another isn't applying.”
Gale tilted his head curiously. “Feeding off love, how does that work?” Spike asked with curiosity.
Octicovix rubbed one foreleg with the other. “Direct is using my magic to force it out of you when you are in love, the other is passive positive emotions like I am sensing from Gale that I absorb in the air with no notice of it.”
Spike felt a bit of a chill. “That kind of creepy, I can see why you hide in plain sight.”
Octicovix sighed. “Indeed, my husband gives me so much love and I always try to give it back, Greystorm just as much loves me has a love for the griffish history and so do I.” She giggled thinking about Greystorm. “He such a strong willed griffon.”
Octicovix wrapped her forelegs close to her chest shifting back and forwards, Gale looked at Spike for answers. “Why are you looking at me for answers!? I am just as young as you are!” Spike said quickly in defence giving Gale more confusion.
Octicovix coughed. “Sorry about that, so... What are you two up to today?”
Spike had his chance to change the subject. “We reading comics, I Power Ponies and Gale reading The Misadventures of Pistol the Griffon.”
“Pistol? What a strange name for a griffon.” Octicovix using her magic to pick up the comic books, finding issue one she flipped through the pages after a few seconds at looking at each. “Floating island full of wondrous technology, super smart griffons that love to tinker.” She look over to Gale. “They name their young off their own inventions, what a strange way of naming griffons.”
“Same with ponies seeing that almost all griffons have names starting with G.” Spike said picking up his comic book starting to read it again.
Octicovix giggled. “So true.” She went through another comic book. “Hmm...” She took a good look at Pistol in each comic. “Very smart and want to get away from making new type of weapons, a very open minded griffon that want to create things for the betterment of all griffons.” Gale nods.
Spike flip over a page of his comic book. “He also in it building something to help him live forever too.”
Octicovix looked through the third comic book. “Ascension machine?”
“A what?”
“It rumoured that if a pony does a really big great deed and proves themselves they ascend to become a Alicorn, I know Princess Cadance was once a Pegasus.” Octicovix explained to Spike and stated about Cadance. “That how she became the Princess of Love, Pistol seem to be making something along that in a artificial means.” She point a hoof to the comic page.
Spike lift his eyes up from the page he was reading to look at Octicovix. “That just science fiction isn't it?”
Octicovix tap the tip of her muzzle. “That is true young one.” She looked over at Gale. “How would you like to see Pistol life like?” Gale gasped with excitement of that idea. “I knew you like that idea.”
Spike watched as well, they saw Octicovix burst into green flash and emerging from it was a life size version of Pistol before their eyes, even the eye colour was spot on. With a grin from (his) beak Octicovix now shapeshifted (Pistol) flapping the wings doing a spin before landing on the hind paws.
“Okay that is cool!” Spike got up on his feet.
(He) flexed the forepaws. “Interesting, not only he doesn't have talons but the paws almost work the same way with the inner short toe acting like a thumb.” Octicovix noticed that was staring. “What?”
“Your voice changed too!” Spike stated. “I mean it sound awesome, but it seem so joist and semi high pitched including male like Pistol is.”
(Pistol) chuckled. “Oh of course Spike! I am just going by what I read and getting in character as it were.”
“Oh like a play!” Spike points at (him). “That so awesome!” Gale was gleefully flying around (Pistol) and even touching the feathers and fur to even more excitement from the teenager. “Guess Gale giving you a fifteen out of ten Pistol.” He chuckled.
“That is great to know! I am glad this shapeshifting came out so well, I never did a fictional character before.” (He) used the forepaws to move over parts of the body to the tail feeling the fur and feathers. “It takes a lot of energy you see to pull something like this off, but because of the massive positive energy coming out of Gale it gave me the boost I needed to pull it off!”
Spike laughed. “It explains why your so bouncy and hyper.”
“Oh it does, doesn't it?” (Pistol) flew after Gale, he in turn shifted to dodge (Pistol whom hit the wall and fell down on (his) back, eyes spinning. “Ooooo that a dozey... Hehehe...”
Gale lands beside (Him) with a talon out to help the changeling griffon up. “Odo?”
(Pistol) took the talon and pulled back up onto all fours. “I am okay, just a bit dazed. It will were off, so...” Gale gasped and pulled (him) over to the desk. “Whoa what the hurry Gale?” The teenager let go of (him) and open it to show the blue print papers.
“Aren't those the sketches you made on the island Flaputa?” Gale nods and Spike took a look at one himself but notice (Pistol) was staring off into space at the first one. “Erm... (Pistol)?”
No response.
“Octicovix you okay?” He waved the claw in front of (his) face getting no reply. “What up with Octicovix?”
Gale tapping the claw tips of each talon together nervously looking at Spike. “Blue flashes...” He spoke out.
Spike raise a eye. “Blue flashes? You mean this happened before?” Gale nods raising two claws. “Twice? So this is a third time and you do not know what causes it?”
Gale nods again. “Does it happen when you draw some stuff?”
Gale nods once more. “Maybe that magic in you enters some of those things you draw.” Spike suggested.
Suddenly (Pistol) blinked a few times and shook (his) head. “Whoa, that was something I wasn't expecting... What kind of magic was that?” (He) look over to Gale. “I saw you with this female bipedal being using cardboard boxes to make things, I never even thought about what you could create with some cardboard boxes, glue and paints.”
Gale tilt his head in confusion. “I don't think he remembers.” Spike stated.
(Pistol) grins. “Then my scaly friend, we need to change that at once! Ask the guard to get glue, art and craft paints and all the cardboard boxes they can get that isn't being used.”
Spike gave (him) a odd look. “What are you planning?”
“Oh you will see~” (Pistol) sang. “And we all will enjoy making it! That a promise!” (He) put a closed paw fist to (his) chest puffing it out with pride.
Spike turn to Gale. “Shall we go along with this?” Gale nods. “Alright.” Spike shrugs. “I'll go ask the guards.” Spike walk over to the doors.
Gale raised a eye glancing at (Pistol), first he found it cool but the way the changeling was acting felt so eerily as he would imagination Pistol be like. “Why are you looking at me like that?” (He) gave a confused question to the teen. “Am I too in character?” Gale nods. “Is that a good or bad thing because I never acted like a fictional character in a comic book before, it very new to me.”
Gale thought about it and gave a flat out talon waving it left and right.
“Your not sure if that good or bad?”
Gale nods.
“And you like seeing me as Pistol and acting like him but you feel that what you imagined is very close?”
Gale gave a shocked look with eyes shrinking.
“Hmm...” (He) tapped the beak a few times. “It strange for me too Gale, I just pictured it from reading and this was the result, if you like I can ch-”
Gale put a claw tip to (his) beak and shook his head, moving it away Gale walked over to the desk opening it up to pull out a camera waving it in front of (Pistol).
The finchling griffon grinned and notice Spike returning to them from the door. “Hey Spike, care to take a photo of us?”
“Sure and afterwards one of me and Gale?” Spike asked taking the camera from Gale.
“I believe that be okay.” (Pistol) replied, (he) put a foreleg around Gale and the teenager did the same both giving big teethy beak smiles with the other forelegs out.
Spike took the photo, he gives it to (Pistol) and a photo taken of both teens, Gale took the two polaroid photos shaking them waiting for the pictures to appear. “Sunbeam past the list I wrote to another guard, we should get the stuff soon.”
“That's great Spike!” (Pistol) said with delight. “While we wait I am going to read some more comics about Pistol, I saw a few things in there about him failing many times with new inventions.” (He) walked over to the pile of comic books sitting down on the flank picking up one to read through.
“Yet with all those failures he always kept a high cheerful spirit.” Spike chuckled. “Right Gale?” Gale nods showing the photos. “Oh wow they are awesome! Let's show them to (Pistol).” He again laughed and Gale did too before joining the pony size griffon.
Sunbeam walked into the room a while later with all the supplies they asked for with a group of other guards that helped, they started putting the flatten down cardboard boxes in a pile, paint cans in another, a few cans of glue and stationary gear. “That all the stuff on the list Spike.”
Spike took a good look at the gear as the other guards left. “That awesome Sunbeam, thanks a lot!”
She saluted. “No problem, just happy to help.” Sunbeam noticed the Finch Griffon. “Another griffon?”
“Oh (him)? That Greystorm's wife Octicovix that bug pony shapeshifter.” Spike explained.
Sunbeam stared for a moment. “Weird, I never saw her come up or got a report about her coming through the balcony.”
Spike chuckled. “That because she was a Finch bird.”
Sunbeam blinked before looking at him seriously. “Your saying her kind can shapeshift into small birds too!?”
Spike shrugs. “I guess so, since I saw it you know.”
She groans. “I am going to have to speak to the captain about this...” Sunbeam turn to leave the room. “Nothing strange going on is there?”
“Part from Octicovix being a fictional pony size griffon called Pistol from a comic book?” Sunbeam raise a eye. “Other than that no.” Sunbeam groans from what Spike said.
As Sunbeam leaves the room, she ends up muttering to herself to definitely have a word with Captain Shining Armor about the lack of security against shapeshifting ability beings.
“That was to be expected, taking into account that I did breach a number of protocols that in place, specially for a prince like yourself Gale. The fact Private Sunbeam spoke about bring this to the captain about the exact breaches that can happen show she is right to be your personal guard, Gale.”
Gale looking at the different colour paints they brought turn around to (Pistol) with a happy nod, he looking very excited at making the Flaputa cardboard model with both of them. “Look like Gale agreed with you Octicovix and I am sure Shining will take it into account for sure.”
(Pistol) clapped (his) forepaws together rubbing them against each other. “That is good to know, shall we begin making Flaputa?” They both nod. “Let's start making the base and work our way up, we will use strips of cardboard criss-cross them to create supports to hold up the main island we will make.” (Pistol) shows them some sketches (he) created.
Spike took the blue paper taking a good look at it. “Eight supports equally parted with four central ones around the base of the island underside, this would work.”
Gale nods in agreement picking up some of the cardboard boxes, picking out which ones would work for supports, the island underside base, the top side base to the buildings and trees.
“Look like Gale already sorting out which will work best, let's follow his lead shall we?” (Pistol) suggests giving Gale a helping paw and claw, letting the young griffon lead them on sorting the flatten cardboard boxes out.
Spike give a thumbs up. “Sure!”
Gale shows them which boxes will work best for each part of the island and they got to work, the start of creating Flaputa cardboard model between them.
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I'd change that to "Featured 36 times and counting"
That's about 3 times for every 4 chapters. That's impressive.
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That sound like a good idea but also there a chance the story might not get featured anymore too.
I think it be best to keep it as it is so I don't end up putting too many eggs in one basket. As a saying goes.
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Because it's not reading as "deleted"?
This is because Bill Gates hired Satan to run the Internet
Cool, can't wait to see the next chapter. The parenthesis are fine by the way.
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I was curious as to who had the 10,000,000th post here on the site, and it just occurred to me how to find out. But I'm not able to tell what story Juria had posted it in. If it was deleted, that explains why I can't trace it down--also, kind of a shame if it was deleted... I mean, on a site as popular as this one, it's a once-in-a-lifetime catch, but then to just throw it away?
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Oh, God! No truer words have ever been spoken!!
Sunbeam needs a raise.
Really good work so far. Cant wait to see where this goes.
The parenthesis feel extremely clunky. You'd probably be better off just referring to the character by whatever their name is.
Edit: I have to wonder if we're ever going to get an explaination for why despite everyone being aware what was done to the child, nobody has attempted to do anything to heal him. Really, if nobody is ever going to care about healing him then why is him being human even a part of the story? Its inclusion only serves to undermine the entire premise of the story by having the cast know but refuse to act. At this point the only thing I can think of that would explain it and excuse the cast of being terrible people would be them all being under Mind Control to never do anything to help the child recover.
Good changelings are fun
Wait... Octicovix “saw” Gale with a woman??
So she saw something from his past? If so, then why didn’t she see Gale as a human? And seeing humans, she should be able to appear as the people she sees, to help pull more of his memories to the surface!
Personaly i dont like the idea Changelings can shapeshift to any size. Its already taxing to change to similar size, yet a different one is still a daily thing?
Not realistic... But as long as Changelings are rather a side topic this should be fine.
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I dont like how there are dragons and talking ponies. Not realistic.
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Maybe it's just one of those why didn't I think of that things. And everyone else is noticing the magic part and the possibility of learning more about him.
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It's more along the lines of balance. Is the Transformation is so powerful there is no realistic reason they would not taken Canterlot...
The fictional character take a lot of energy, so a drastic different size should make it pretty mutch a no go...
Changelings should normaly be in high demand, the Entertainment and Fashion Industry would absolutly love to employ they. Hospital could care better for the sick, be it nental or physical. The guard than can't be sneaked by do to emotions giving criminals away? Pricless employment opportunities for museums and banks.