Deep in the hive lives a well bonded family of 6 changelings, though two are not normal.
Queen Chrysalis had seen first hand the power of the Elements of Harmony, so it was only natural that she attempted to create her own. However she failed to grasp what it actually took to be one with Harmony, no matter. She took her six daughters and cherished them, not as a feat of her power, but as an actual family she didn't know she could have. The six acted like the other Changelings, feasting upon love, devouring the emotions to fill themselves. They all have a part of the Original six with in them. Queen Chrysalis didn't think that would be a problem, that is.. until Changeling Fluttershy found Ponyville. She has been gone for nearly a month now, and her sisters are worried. So they nominate Changeling Dash to go forth and locate their lost sister. When Dash finds her will all be set right in the family, or will everything she knows crash down around her as Fluttershy seemingly abandons her family in pursuit of her new found friendship?
She sat there looking out over the barren lands, a random gust of wind kicking up a patch of grey dust to waft it across the lands. Hoof falls could be heard behind her as she remained seated, not turning to look back at the one approaching her. She let out a soft sigh as the winds died down again, no longer feeling the desire to flit about in the air.
"Dash, my child, speak to me. I know you are upset, but why does my child not join the feast of love that was captured today?" The Dark Alicorn with holes in her legs, and a crooked horn sat down next to the Rainbow maned and tailed Changeling. Her own green eyes looking to her child with a motherly gaze. Though she held no love for the child, she held the desire to raise them. She was the mother of this small one after all, and her and her sisters were indeed.. special.
"Mother.. you know I can't find a reason to eat, not while I know she is out there.. what if she is hurt? What if.. she is dead mom?" The Changeling Dash looked up at her mother with her Rudy eyes that matched the real Dash's. "I can't bring myself to feed on love, knowing my sister is probably dead out there."
The Queen slightly smiled and started to stroke the mares mane gently, 'My child, if if bothers you so much then why not go forth and look for her? I will not be upset for I miss your sister as well. I care for all my children but you six hold a more precious place with in who I am." The Queen looked out over the barren land and winced knowing it was her own greed for love that caused all the ponies in the area to die off. Now she only wanted her family to live like any mother would. She couldn't find the ability to love them, but she had a way to be there for them.
The changeling looked at her mother and blinked, "You mean.. you will let me leave and find her, honest?" The Dash Changeling started to bounce around overjoyed with the purpose of locating her sister and bringing her home. She looked up feeling the desire to fly again when a hoof was placed on her shoulder.
"Don't you think you should eat first? There is still love left over from the catch.."
"No time.. I have to go find her, I'll just get something to eat where ever she is, don't worry about me mom. I may not be the real element of Loyalty, but I am not letting a sister of mine go without knowing what happened." She started to hover and smiled at her mom, "I'll be home soon, with my sister!" She was then gone, Darting off into the distance becoming nothing more than a spec on the horizon.
Chrysalis watched one that was considered her close daughter leave. She smirked a little and knew that her darling daughter Fluttershy was in Ponyville. With that in mind she looked back at the remaining four and grinned evilly. "Now my darlings, you know the plan, Follow her, and use your powers of coercion, Trick those foalish ponies into thinking you are the real ones. Take their places and work on the invasion yet again, your two sisters will come around. Just stick to the plan and we will all feast upon the love that is Equeastria." She started to laugh evilly as a random bolt of lighting struck in the distance. Slowly the four remaining joined her in laughter as they all reveled in the idea that the plan would not fail this time.
Changeling Dash flew as fast as her body would allow it, she was only slightly faster than a normal Pegasus, but not faster than the Real Dash. She looked around and did her best to find her sister. She looked in forests, and towns. She didn't even stop to feed, completely ignoring the pains of hunger that started to plague her. She was to focused on finding her sister, and hoping she was still alive. The light was fading from the sky as she continued her journey, She stopped near a tree and looked out at a family of ponies laughing and playing. Her mind started to drift to the memory of her and her sisters playing as well when they were younger. Their mother watching over them to make sure they didn't get hurt, her sisters giggling and laughing as they played. She smiled at the warm though and felt the familiar emptiness that all Changelings felt when remembering their own friends. The lack of love, that was evident in all her memories, but that was normal, that was why they fed on love... right?
She looked down at the ground and fluttered down to it landing gently. She started digging making a small burrow for her to sleep in, and was about to enter it when a sound was heard to her right. She quickly looked over and saw a small ball bouncing towards her and slowly roll to a stop. She looked at it and the noticed a small red foal running after it, the foal stopped a small distance away staring at Dash with large blue eyes, his orange mane almost glowing in the setting sun light. They stared at each other for a moment, then without warning the foal screamed and turned to run back to his parents. She looked up and saw the parents running towards her now.
The mother stopped as the foal clung to her leg spurting out words like monster and creature pointing at Dash's direction. The father, a rather large Stallion, looked in her direction and started to approach. Dash felt a tinge of fear run through her body seeing the Stallion was ready to protect his family. She looked around panicking then she stood perfectly still. Maybe if she didn't move he wouldn't notice her, She wasn't that lucky as the stallion moved closer and then snorted, "Changeling." He said the name as if it was poison itself, he snorted again and pawed at the ground ready to charge her. She held up her hooves and tried to look for a way out.. "N.. No.. I was.. about to go to sleep.."
"The only sleep you will get.. is one that come from six feet under ground." Without another thought the Stallion charged at her lowering his head to headbutt her. Dash jumped and got out of the way as fast as she could, "I mean it.. please.. stop.. I'm not trying to feast I'm looking for my sister!" Her words were wasted on deaf ears as he had the only intent of protecting his family. She saw the desire to keep his family safe burning in his his eyes, she shook her head and scoffed, "Stupid pony!"
She was gone, up and out of the trees as fast as her body would allow to get away from the terror that was that family. She liked living very much, and who was he to judge her? She didn't engage them first, she could have easily took the foal and drained him of love by looking like his mom, then drained his parents by looking like him. She didn't though, she behaved herself. Her mission was to great to let herself get distracted by feeding right now. Fluttershy was out here, and she was determined to find her. One way or another she was going to locate her sister and drag her home.
She decided it was safe enough to land again, and dig a hole to sleep in. She sighed and looked out the entrance to her small den towards the stars. Was her sister looking up at them as well, or was she like Dash in the ground only sleeping forever. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The sun rose over Ponyville, all was peaceful and quiet. Except for Twilight's Library where a certain dragon and a Changeling were at wits end with each other.
"No no no! Twilight doesn't want her books stacked, she wants them standing on end and alphabetically!" Screamed Spike.
"I'm telling you that if you do it that way, you can get more books into the space available. Have you seen the stacks that are piling up because there is no room for them." The changeling didn't waiver, she had a familiar pink mane and tail, but her body was different than other changelings. Like her sister she had color to her, not the normal black like the workers and soldier Changelings. Her body was an off greenish yellow that helped her somewhat resemble her counterpart, but she wasn't as reserved as the real one. This Fluttershy voiced her opinion and made sure anyone around heard and understood it.
"Look, you can't just come in here and change things from their natural order. Twilight wants me to keep everything organized and she has no problem with how I do it. Now just.. stop please?"
"Fine, I'll go make some breakfast then. I just want to repay Twilight and Pinkie for letting me stay here." Fluttershy, or Flutterbug as they nicknamed her, had been living in the library for a while now. She wound up here as she was out exploring one day, searching for other forms of emotions to feed on. She didn't like how they did things back at the colony, though she liked her mother and sisters. She just couldn't bring herself to live that kind of life, so she sought out alternatives. She found it alright, in the form of friendship, it seemed ponies here were a never ending source of friendship love. Flutterbug was able to feed all day and no pony was the wiser, nor did it leave them weak and loveless. She smiled seeing couples around town and knew she could easily have been among them. Devouring all the love that radiated from the couples.
Flutterbug moved into the kitchen and opened the fridge to get some ingredients out and start cooking. Well she was going to, but a pink blur suddenly burst out shivering and clinging to her. The two figures rolled along the floor until finally coming to a stop with a pink pony pinning her to the floor, a rather serious look on her face.
"Did you eat my cupcake? It was the yellow one with a small candy flower on top, you know the kind that I bought at Canterlot, it was blue, but the package had about 20 each one a different color. I mean, if you did I would understand since you were probably hungry, but I was hoping to save it for something special. Then again I don't think you would have found it to tasty since in the middle was a sapphire gem that I was trying to hide from spike but of course he wouldn't....." Her eyes went wide as she jumped off the confused changeling and bolted into the library itself. Seconds later a yelling Spike could be heard as Pinkie started her questioning again.
"Ok... then.." She blinked and looked in the fridge carefully making sure no OTHER pony was hiding inside. She let out a relived sigh as she grabbed some hay bacon, and daffodils. Soon the library was filled with the smell of the hay bacon, she hummed a small tune as she made the breakfast for three. Set the table and then served the food, she looked out and saw Pinkie tormenting Spike by tickles to get him to confess about eating the cupcake. Flutterbug giggled and shook her head.
"Pinkie, can you wake Twi up, breakfast is ready."
"OH! Sure thing Flutterbug, I'll get her up real good." With a sudden blur the Pink pony was gone and up the stairs, with a squeal in surprise from a suddenly awake Twilight following after.
"Thanks Flutters, I don't know if I could have held out any longer. I mean I know I know I shouldn't have eaten it, but the sapphire made it irresistible." Admitted Spike, he looked down as if to apologize but suddenly looked up and blinked. A visible shiver ran down his body as he slowly looked back into the eyes of an upset Pinkie Pie, and stern looking Twilight Sparkle.
"I KNEW IT!" Pinkie tackled the little dragon and rolled with him across the floor. Flutterbug noted they were more like brother and sister than room mates.
Twilight rolled her eyes a bit, "Make sure you don't tickle him to bad dear, I mean he still has chores to do before he can help Rarity today." Twilight smiled warmly to Flutterbug who smiled back feeling the friendship radiate from the Unicorn. She of course absorbed it and let out a satisfied sigh as if she just ate a large meal.
"Thank you Twilight, and I hope to find my own place today. I don't like being a bother to you and Pinkie."
"Oh it's ok, I mean it, you have helped me in more ways than you think. I mean, you aren't an Alicorn, but you have wings and a horn. I mean, I didn't get a chance to study a normal one after Shinning and Cadence expelled your mom and others out of Canterlot."
Flutterbug shook her head and smiled, "No no.. it's fine, I just want there to be a better understanding between us. I mean, not all Changelings are bad."
Twilight nodded and looked to the table with a watering mouth, "Mmm, did you make this?"
Flutterbug nodded and smiled, "Yup, I decided to make breakfast since Spike didn't let me use my idea in the library."
"I told you, it's not the natural order here? You have to follow the rules."
They both looked at a worn out Spike that seemed to be unable to stop smiling. Pinkie stood next to him holding up feathers as if she accomplished her mission. She had made Spike unable to stop smiling from the amount of tickling she had done.
Flutterbug simply smiled and watched as the three sat around the table and started to enjoy the breakfast she made. All three of them talking about what they had planed to do today, and what they did yesterday. Pinkie stole a kiss from Twilight causing the pony to blush and stammer in her description of something scientific. Spike pointed and laughed making Twilight glare at him. Pinkie of course giggled and smiled as if she was the happiest pony in existence at that time. Flutterbug looked out the window and let her own mind drift back to her sisters and mother, the times when they were younger simply playing out in the dark lands of home. She wondered what they were up to now.. If they were all ok.
Hello, this is a note from the author of this story. I would like you to know that this is all based on a Role play currently on going. So please don't hate me for making a story like this, and I like constructive criticism, So please be nice if you can?
Dash awoke to see Celestia's sun rising up on the horizon, bathing the Changeling in warmth. She slowly opened her eyes and blinks looking out of the hole she dug. Slowly she crawled out of it and looked around to make sure the coast was clear. After feeling it was safe she moved out and stretched her limbs and wings. Hearing her joints pop a bit and snap back into working order. She let out a yawn, getting over the fear of nearly being killed yesterday.
"What was his problem, you think we were planning another invasion."
She huffed and shook her head once again ignoring the growls that came from her stomach.
"No time for breakfast, I have to find Fluttershy, I can eat then. I bet she has an entire town under her control by now."
Dash's mouth watered as she giggled thinking of all the love her sister had to have gathered up and stored for them. That was actually easy, simply trick everypony into thinking they love each other all the time and you have a never ending supply. Thought it was done only once, and the number of Changelings it fed was roughly.. Ten. However with enough ponies a changeling could have one for them selves. She giggled again and took to the sky like a black bullet, leaving a familiar Rainbow trail behind her.
Flutterbug hummed to herself as she walked the streets of Ponyville. It had been a month since her presence was released to the citizens of the village. Many of them were against her staying, claiming she was a spy that would bring about the fall of Equestria. Others feared for their families sake and wanted nothing to do with her. However after Twilight wrote a letter to Celestia about the situation, Celestia herself showed up to put the ponies at ease by showing them Flutterbug was not there to harm them.
It took a lot of convincing from Twilight, Pinkie, and Fluttershy herself to prove that the Changeling wasn't going to be feeding on love. Celestia was still angry at Chrysalis for attempting to invade her lands, and now a copy of her own Elements shows up. However Celestia admitted that Flutterbug was not a threat to her little ponies, and gave her a pardon, in case anypony had an idea to turn her in for finding a changeling. Luna wasn't convinced and requested Twilight send her constant letters each week on how Flutterbug behaved.
Twilight apologized profusely for the having to right the letter all the time, but Flutterbug waved it off saying that she understood. Her mom had instilled great fear into the ponies, to the point where many relationships broke apart for fear of dating a Changeling. However once the fear had finally died down to an extent, many of them got back together.
Flutterbug felt the eyes on her, she didn't bother hiding who she was, what was the point? She proudly walked through town with her changeling body, greenish yellow carapace, Purple pinkish main and tail, Insect wings upon her back, and a horn like Chrysalis's on her head. Her horn wasn't as big, but it was a staple mark that told other Changelings that she was different and favored by the queen. She had the eyes of the real Fluttershy, something Fluttershy liked about her. They both met and actually became very good friends. Seeing as they had so much in common, but were different enough to not be twins.
She looked around noticing some ponies scowling but leaving her alone, a couple smiled and waved to her, while many others simply ignored her. Best to be ignored than ran out of town right? She looked at the stores and found one she thought would be good to visit.
The Show Pony was emblazoned across a sign over the storefront. She blinked and found it to be curious, so she headed towards it looking at the outfits and hats displayed proudly in the window. She looked around a bit and then found the sign that read, "Yes We're Open," and smiled great big. She moved to the door and pushed it open only to be met with a pair of voices, one obviously a mare. The other was more like a Stallion that inhaled a bit to much helium.
"I know, but I can't simply ASK the princess that on Live air," said the Stallion.
"Why not? I think it's pretty legitimate and honest," stated the mare.
"I would rather ask Rainbow Dash such a question instead of Princess Luna herself."
"Then why don't you ask her then? I want to know the answer dang it!"
Flutterbug walked inside and looked around, the door chime was lost in the argument and raising of voices. Seemed to her that the Stallion was loosing, and bad. So she silently made her way towards them spying a brown Unicorn wearing a green vest, and green Shades. Upon his flank was a crisscrossed set of Microphones, and matching blue with light blue mane and tail. He looked to the side and she noticed that his face had a blue goatee upon it.
The mare huffed and moved to stand broadside to Flutterbug and she noticed that the mare was exotic in appearance. She had brilliant yellow eyes that looked to the Unicorn Stallion with radiant love for him. She had her Navy blue with green streaked mane in two buns, while letting two long streams of it flow around her ears, and down the sides of her face like waterfalls. Her tail was the same colors, and done up in a single bun to allow another cascading affect towards the ground. Upon her flank was what appeared to be a smiling doll of a flower, there was a button for an eye, and crossed threads for the other. A light blue bow was seemingly attached to pink frill that circumvented the rest of the seemingly creepy face. What appeared to be a mouth was turned in a smile with threading keeping it sewed shut. The mare had a sense of fashion as well, wearing hoofless leggings that were black with violet bows on the top and bottom keeping the leggins in place. She wore a collar like item that made her appear fancy that had black and a violet ribbon tied into a bow keeping it in place as well. Her Baby powder blue coat made everything else flow together.
Flutterbug gently stalked them, keeping silent and moving slowly as to not draw attention to her self. She watched the two with a predator like style keeping them both in her field of vision, lining herself up behind the Stallion. She raised her flank to the sky readying to pounce upon her unsuspecting prey. She waited a few more seconds ensuring they didn't notice her, and when the mare looked in the opposite direction, Flutterbug took the opportunity. She jumped into the air sailing with dignified grace of a killing machine. She opened her mouth and took in a deep breath as she descended towards the pair.
Dash started to give up hope on finding her sister. After stopping by several towns, nearly getting killed yet again, and having various of unmentionable items thrown at her. She saw Equestria as an unforgiving place that hated her kind with a passion.
"Jeez you think mom had committed mass genocide here or something?"
She continued to fly across the land looking in any inhabited places for her sister. She was starting to loose hope when she spotted a small village in the distance. She looked at the oddly colored buildings and seemingly overly happy atmosphere of the town.
"I know she can't be there.. can she?"
Dash had checked Manehatten, and Phillydelphia in her journey to find Fluttershy. She couldn't pick up on where her sister was, nothing, nothing at all. This town ahead of her was literally her last hope at finding the sister she longed for. She was about to start forward when a trail of familiar rainbow colors streaked by over head.
Dash was watching the real Dash busy clearing the sky of clouds, watching the pony she was modeled after hard at work bucking the clouds from the sky. She was fast, way faster than herself. Knowing that, the Changeling Dash became upset and jealous of her faster counterpart. She huffed and took to the sky darting out and making sure to keep out of the view of the real Dash.
Once she had managed to avoid the real version of herself she found herself among the rooftops of Ponyville. She looked at the one she had made it to and blinked taking in all the color to it, She looked at the buildings, the grass, and the ponies. The amazing, so full of love ponies. Couples walking on dates, new love budding between filly's and foals, old love's that had been around for many many years. Her mouth watered and her stomach growled, but she kept her focus.
"No.. no time to snack, I have to find my sister, and get her home. Failure is not an option for me."
She looked around trying to spy her sister, darting from building to building. She started to give up and then got a new Idea. She looked up and decided a cloud would be the best place to watch this little town from. If her sister was here that would be how she found her.
The Changeling Dash hovered over the cloud and started to put her hooves down on it. Chrysalis used her magic to give them each minor traits of the original, the Pegasus could stand on the clouds like their counterparts. She gently set herself down and peered over the edge at Ponyville keeping her eyes pealed for the Changeling sister of hers. She was about to take a small nap with a whoosh was heard on the wind. She blinked and looked to a cloud across from her, spotting the real Rainbow Dash landing on it and then flopping down to start her afternoon nap.
"Darn it.. why did she have to be here?"
Changeling Dash looked around and tried to find a way off the cloud before the other Dash saw her. She kept stealing glances as if she was at war with the other one. Feeling as if she was pinned down behind a wall while a vicious predator lurked on the other side. Dash sat there for what seemed like ages, although it was only five minutes. She finally stood up and looked at her other self.
"I guess I could have some fun while I wait."
She smirked and started to fly upwards gaining a bit of height. She was about to do what no sane pony should ever to in their entire natural life. She was going to disturb Rainbow Dash's nap, and make it something to remember. She shook her body from the front to the back and pushed her wings out ready to take off. She danced a little bit getting ready to take flight. Slowly she lifted up into the sky gaining altitude before locking her magenta eyes upon her target. The cloud just under Rainbow Dash. She took a deep breath and let it out, pushing herself forward and bolting for the defenseless cloud. Her mane and tail creating the all to familiar rainbow streak as she narrowly missed the real Dash, hitting her target dead center. She continued on, looking back to see the cloud suddenly explode into the vapor it was, and the sight of a cyan Pegasus plummeting to the ground below.
Rainbow Dash had just started to drift into her wonderful nap, she started to drift away on the very cloud she rested. Tending to the sky's was tough work, especially when you did all you could to do it in under ten seconds flat. Why did she do this, why not? She won the Young Fliers Competition, performed the Sonic Rainboom twice, and was the coolest more awesomest pony in all of Ponyville. What more could she ask for other than to be Captain of the Wonderbolts. Well at this moment she was also asking for answers. For starters, where did her nice comfy cloud go, and second, why was there a familiar rainbow trail cutting through where it once was? She quickly recovered and flapped her wings following the fading trail to a small figure in the distance.
Now Rainbow Dash was mad, not only did this imposter ruin her nap, but now this pony was stealing her colors as well. This was not going to stand. She flapped her wings harder and barreled after the now distant imposter, gaining on the figure rather quickly. She was mere moment from catching the wanna be Rainbow Dash, when the pony suddenly did a 90 degree turn, straight down. Did she just get shown up? Oh it was on now! She quickly pulled out a turn she had been working on all month to get perfect. She quickly made an upward motion rolling over onto her back and then aiming herself towards the ground. She became satisfied that the turn was now smaller than the first time she did it. She felt the pull of gravity take her and push her faster than before. The thrill of the chase, the adrenaline of the speed hammering in her blood stream. She was having fun, that is.. until she caught sight of what it was she was chasing.
Changeling Dash was having a blast, she didn't see what it was she was doing wrong to be honest. Yes she messed up a cloud, so what. Rainbow Dash was racing her, and she could get the chance to show off what she could do. She made turns that a normal Pegasus would find nearly impossible, in which she thanked the bug like nature of her wings for allowing her to do that. She managed to keep away from Dash till she looked back and saw the disgust and anger on the Cyan Pegasus's face. She gulped and pushed herself faster hoping to set a lot of distance between her and Dash. She looked back with a look of panic upon her face scanning the sky for the original. Dash started to panic as she looked up and thought she saw the original above her. She slowed down a bit and decided to be cautious in her movements. She was breathing heavy, feeling weaker from the lack of feeding. Her mind tried to tell her to land, that she would be safer on the ground. She didn't listen, her mind was a blur asking where Rainbow Dash was, wanting to know where her sister was. What she didn't know was Rainbow was streaking straight for her, burning mad with anger.
Rainbow Dash saw the Changeling slow down and become confused. So she flew in the opposite direction putting distance between them. She angled upwards and gained altitude as well and hovered for a bit. She locked onto her target and tracked her, the small black dot against a massive white cloud. She growled a bit seeing the abomination and glared at her prey.
"Come into my skies, pretend to be me, AND ruin my NAP!"
Changeling Dash had broke all three of Rainbow Dash's personal rules. Rule 1: You do not try to show Rainbow Dash up, Rule 2: You do not mimic the Rainbow Dash and sully her good name, and Rule 3: You never, NEVER interrupt her hard earned naps. Well ok, maybe not "Hard" earned but they were her naps none the less. To add into all this it was a changeling, a rather stupid one that didn't even try to disguise herself. Then again maybe she did and only managed the mane and tail. Either way she was going down, and Dash was going to make sure she remembered her.
Changeling Dash looked to the sky and around her, eventually stopping and looking around confused. She couldn't for the life of her find where the original had gone off to. Maybe she gave up, maybe she just decided to let her go and found another cloud to take her nap on. She started to set her hooves down on a cloud and relax when she heard the distance whistling sound.
Rainbow couldn't believe her luck, her target had become complacent and relaxed. Providing her with the perfect opportunity to slam into the Changeling at full force. She could see the slightest hint of her about to form the cone that would signify her breaking the sound barrier. She smiled wide knowing the bug in front of her, was about to become a green smear across the white cloud.
Changeling Dash looked up and towards the sound seeing the original coming at her faster than she even thought possible. The Sight of her caused the Changeling to quickly become Rainbow Dash as her fight or flight senses took over. Her head chose flight as the threat became even more evident. She took to the skies flying away from RD as fast as her now Pegasus wing could carry her. She felt the wind whip past her face not daring to look back at the angry Pegasus. She only knew she wanted to get away, and hopefully not face the wrath of Rainbow Dash.
Rainbow watched the Changeling and to her horror she saw the bug change into her and bolt for it. That was the last straw, not she was really impersonating her and she was running away. Rainbow Dash never runs from a fight, and this Changeling was only getting under her fur more and more. Dash pushed herself harder, her wings had long since stopped flapping, the familiar cone forming around her fore hooves, her face pushed back by the shear wind force. Tears fell away from her eyes as she did her best to keep them open and keep her target within her sights.
The sky was calm, birds chirped their song to a hovering Fluttershy. She smiled and gave a gentle giggle watching her friends sing a lovely song. She turned to feed one of her squirrels, only to find the little critter looking skyward. She blinked and looked around seeing all her animals looking up and that had her curiosity peeked. She looked up in time to not only hear the earth shuddering boom, but the amazing spectrum of rainbow colors radiating from a central focal point. Then she witnessed the familiar line of rainbow cutting across the sky. Fluttershy simply smiled and shook her head gently.
"Rainbow dash is just practicing little ones, It's ok."
Changeling Dash found herself tumbling through the sky, screeching out for help. Her limbs flailed wildly around her as her vision was a blur of blue and green. Eventually become more green than blue as the ground was coming up fast. She flapped her wings trying her best to recover, trying to correct her flight path. The Rainboom had hit her hard sending her tumbling from the sky as a blurred Dash bolted past her. This was the first time Changeling Dash had ever heard or experienced, the intense color, the shear shock wave that slammed into her.
That was how she ended up in the shape she was in now. A screeching tumbling black mass heading towards the ground at an angle. She flailed one last time before he body found the ground with a sickening crunch. She bounced and rolled over in the air hitting the ground with another sickening crunch. Then she started rolling and sliding across the grass for a good few hundred feet. She stopped finally laying there knocked cold from the impact as she started breathing low.
Rainbow Dash finally slowed herself down and circled back scanning the ground for her target. The changeling that had not only broke her rules, but insulted her to no end. She kept her eyes peeled for the bug that was out to ruin her name, or she thought it was anyways. Why else would there be a look a like of her? She knew of Flutterbug, and honestly hated the idea of letting her roam free in town. However Celestia had told them to leave her alone, and Dash wasn't about to go against the order of a Princess. However this new look a like was free game, and Dash wasn't about to let her have the chance to run to the Princess for protection.
RD finally came across the body of the Changeling. She landed and quickly pinned the creature down staring into it's unconscious face. She snorted thinking the Changeling was pretending to be knocked out, thus furthering the insult. Dash didn't notice the severely busted wing, or the fact that her hind leg was starting to swell. In fact, the changelings entire body was covered in scraps, scratches, and had severe internal injuries.
"So, you thought you could just waltz in here, impersonate the coolest pony around, and then make her look like a chicken? You are pathetic, your whole race is pathetic. Know what, just because you are nothing to me, I should take you out like the rest of the Garbage!"
RD raised her hoof getting ready to begin pummeling the defenseless Changeling, when out of the corner of her eye she saw a pink blur moving faster than she dream of reaching. RD had enough time to brace herself for the inevitable impact of Pinkie Pie before she found herself and the Party Pony tumbling end over end away from the quarry that Dash intended to destroy. When the two came to a stop RD was looking up into the not so smiley face of Pinkie Pie.
"Dashie.. tell me you were not about to end that Changelings life.." Pinkies eyes seemed to plead for a no, but revealed that she knew it was yes.
"P... Pinkie." Dash looked away from the pony and refused to answer her. RD finally let out a sigh and slowly looked at the Pink pony, "You know that they will keep coming, if we don't stop them now they will..."
RD fell silent seeing the tears start to well up in Pinkies eyes hearing her close friend talk about the Changeling as if they were a plague. Pinkie rapidly shook her head and gave her a look of strong determination and hurt.
"Dashie.. how could you? You know that Flutterbug would cry, she would cry if you destroyed one of her sisters. Flutterbug is our friend now, so why can't you understand that?"
"She isn't my friend, she is a changeling, that one is a changeling. All Changelings are evil, especially the one that is on the ground over there. She looks like me, but doesn't act like me. Pinkie, how can you easily befriend creatures that kill ponies by devouring all their love!"
Pinkie remained silent as she stared at her friend, the pain evident within her eyes to hear her friend say such things. She wanted to turn and tun to Twilight and cry her eyes out, but she remained pinning the Pegasus knowing that Dash would jump on the Changeling if left alone. Pinkie remained silent as she looked back, only to find the space that had once held the changeling, was now Vacant. Pinkie moved off of Dash and looked around starting to panic.
"Oh no.. no no no no, Flutterbug is going to be sad. One of her sisters is in town, injured, hurt by one of my closest friends, and I haven't been able to throw her a party!"
RD just shook her head and then looked to town, she decided the only pony she could really talk about all this to was Twilight. Twilight would help put her mind at ease, the book smart pony knew everything about anything right?
This chapter went on longer than I had intended, but I have the Chapters preplanned. I hope you can over look the mistakes, and offer constructive criticism. The Rainbow Dash in this story is based off a version that is on the RP sight. I hope the flow is great, and I hope that you all enjoy the story so far. Chapter 3 will be up soon.
The room was dark, still, silent as the morning light started to shine into the window. Small flecks of dust danced across the beam making it a sight of an innocent light show. As the light started to fill the room, a single pink pony with a curly mane and triple balloon cutie mark sat up among the mass of still sleeping and unmoving ponies. She opened her blue eyes and scanned the room seeing no pony moving, as if there were all in a deep coma like sleep. She giggled and moved from the pile and walked towards the door stopping just in front of it. She turned and looked at all the ponies and flashed a wicked grin.
"I must say you all partied very well, to bad many of you will never wake up. Actually, non of you will wake up. However you all tasted amazing, and I hope to someday find more ponies like all of you. However for now Pinkie must be going, since I have to find a couple of my sisters. Even though none of you....."
She paused seeing one pony stirring she looked at the mare almost in disbelief at first, then she cracked and even wider fanged grin.
"Seems like one survived, but that is ok, you know that one responsible for all this, Is Pinkamena Pie."
Giggling the Pink pony left the room looking around and making sure no other pony was around to see her. She was very full and felt amazing, such a party like that to produce the wondrous flavors of love. She found it amazing to be the one pony that all others loved unconditionally, and being her.. well it was just thrilling. She composed herself and started bounding away like the normal Pinkie would, and once she was at a safe distance, dropped her guise of Pinkie Pie.
Instead of Pinkie bouncing away, there was a Purple Pink changeling with brilliant blue eyes, and a amazingly evil toothy grin pulled across her face. Her mane was flat with her tail but an amazing brilliant shade of pink. She bounced along suddenly stopping and looking up in thought.
"Why am I bouncing? Silly silly me, I have wings so I can fly to where my sisters are. This is going to be so much fun to finally see my sisters Fluttershy and Dash. I mean they have been gone for SOOO long, I almost forgot they were my sisters. I mean how silly would that be to wake up and, Poof, you don't remember your own siblings. Oh my oh my, that just wont do.. when I find them and drag them home, I will be sure to throw them an Extra special welcome home sibling PARTY! Filled with fun and other things that will let them know I love them."
She grinned wide and narrowed her eyes and pulled the already wide smile wider.
"They will never want to leave home again."
Her voice went from and off version of pinkie to a darker form that Pinkie herself would have ran in terror from. Changeling Pinkie flapped her wings a bit and then took to the sky skimming over the treetops of the Everfree forest, making a pink be line for Ponyville.
In the middle of the store, The Show Pony, a laughing rolling Changeling could be found on the floor. She hadn't expect such a reaction from the Stallion. The way he jumped into the air, and then dove behind the mare clinging to her for dear life was priceless. His shades were left spinning in the air as they clattered to the floor, coming to a rest looking at the ceiling. To add to his reaction, the stallion had squealed like a filly as he cleared the distance in a frightened scramble.
The mare simply looked at the Changeling and jumped a little bit, however seeing it was only Flutterbug she smiled and started laughing. She liked a good laugh, it helped her feel welcome and loved by her friends. She looked to her other side and found her Fiance huddling in fear not realizing who or what it was that had yelled Boo behind him. She rolled her eyes and laughed louder until her Fiance slowly peeked over the mares back to see the Changeling.
"Y.. You know that wasn't very nice right Flutterbug?"
"Oh, calm down my love, you know she was just having her fun. Besides DJ, didn't you say that you wanted to be braver?"
"Silverlace, I said that was my secret agenda, not my public agenda."
DJ SoftHooves was the Unicorn stallion that had been cowering behind the Unicorn mare named Silverlace. He had moved to Ponyville a while back after making a success of DJ'ing in Manehatten. Once he arrived in Ponyville he managed to get the rights to open up a radio station in town. Of course he blurted out the first name that came to his mind, KLOP Radio. Ponies eventually stopped laughing at the name and began listening to his shows and music that her provided. Recently everypony was listening for his special edition show that involved him interviewing the Princess's of Equestria.
Silverlace was the mare that had fallen in love with the Radio host. She used to spend her nights simply listening to his voice on the Radio. He sounded strong, commanding, and sensitive as if he was a brave Royal Guard stuck in a Radio booth. To be honest he slightly intimidated her with the way he talked on the air. She did everything she could to find out what he looked like, peeking into the station, watching the door. She for a while didn't understand why the only pony to go in and out was the brown Unicorn who loved limes. She herself was really shy when it came to crush's, so each time she kept her eye peeled to the elusive Radio personality, she was greeted with the lime sucking skittish Stallion. One thing led to another and then she realized the Stallion that she was so comfy around was the Radio personality she wanted to meet so much. The rest as one could tell was history.
Flutterbug stopped laughing and looked at the two ponies in front of her. She finally calmed down enough to clear the tears from her eyes and focus on the love bird before her.
"I'm sorry Softie, I didn't mean to scare you that much. I wanted to surprise you and make you jump. I didn't expect to get so much more along with it."
"W.. Well you shouldn't.. do such a thing, I mean, Silver here could have gotten hurt because of your action."
"What? How in all of Equestria would I have been hurt?"
"Well you know I could have fallen on you, or ran into you, or..
He was silenced by a kiss from Silverlace who simply shook her head at him. She looked to Flutterbug and opened her mouth to say something to her when she was cut off by a thunderous boom from outside.
The building shook and the plates rattled as a bright flash was seen from the window. The ponies and Changeling looked at each other confused and moved towards the door. Once outside they looked up in time to see the fading circle of color and a long rainbow tearing the sky in half. They looked at each other a little confused as to why Rainbow Dash was pulling off the most amazing stunt in all of Equestria.
"Um, Silverlace I think I had better find Twilight. I wanted to try on hats with you, but something is going on. I do hope you excuse me and I hope you will let me stop by tomorrow?" Flutterbug gave the mare a gently apologetic smile as she started to head towards the library.
"No problem dear, just make sure you arrive around tea time. I have some amazing flavors for you to taste, Softie here wont try them with me." Silverlace nudged the Stallion next to her.
DJ SoftHooves simply stood there and pretended like he didn't hear her, acting like the rainbow had his whole attention. He traced the line with his hoof and then dropped it and smiled wide admiring the work of RD.
"I think I will ask Rainbow Dash to come to the station and be interviewed. What do you think of that dear, to have the most amazing, and awesome pony in all Equestria?"
He blinked seeing a hurt and almost angry glare coming from his fiance he quickly raised a hoof as if to say what wasn't what he meant.
Flutterbug simply giggled and nodded moving her way to the library. The last thing she heard from the couple was a slamming door and DJ knocking lightly.
"Honey I didn't mean it like that, come on. It's just what all the other ponies call her I swear. Honey?"
Pinkie was flitting excitedly from tree to tree as she made her way towards Ponyville. She giggled happily knowing that her sisters would come home, they had to. Pinkie was the best partying Changeling in existence and they always had the best time with her right?
The changeling landed on the edge of the Everfree forest, looking to the village known as Ponyville. Slowly her face once again split into a wide toothy fanged smile.
"There it is, the village of love! Oh, mean, mean, meanie sisters. They are both here, and they are soaking up all the love this town has to offer and the are not SHARING! Well.. Pinkie.. hehe, will have to teach them. Pinkie will tell mommy, and mommy will come here and take them home, then Pinkie can have the love for herself. She will gather it up and take it home, then she will share with her sisters and Dashie and Flutters will not get any of it. ANY OF IT!"
She breathed heavily still smiling wide, her teeth separated from each other letting a low fit of laughter escape. It wasn't long before the laughter rivaled that of Queen Chrysalis herself and the purple pink changeling was lost in it. She stopped suddenly and closed her mouth quickly seeing a random pony looking at her. They stared at each other for a bit, as Pinkies own pupils became pinpoints. A pony has seen her, and she wasn't using her illusion, what to do, what to do? She kept staring into the pony's eyes who was staring back just as much. Then something happened the Pink Changeling never expected.
"You must be looking for Flutterbug huh? Don't worry I think she is in town at the library, it's the large tree near the center of town. I'm sure you can't miss it, since it really is the only tree that has a library built into it."
Pinkie stared at the pony and then slowly smiles, her eyes returning to normal.
"Why yes, you are correct, thank you oh so so so much for letting me know where she was. I mean I would have been looking all over for her and you helped me out. I really have to thank you some how, OH I know. How about I give you a prize? You like prizes right? Of course you do. I know you do!"
With that Pinkie pulled the pony towards her with an evil grin. She looked the pony into the eyes and worked her illusion up the poor victim, luring the unsuspecting pony into a false sense of safety. This made the pony follow Pinkies motions into the woods, deep enough so that no pony would the body. At least, not till after the Timber wolves had their way with the body.
After an hour, Pinkie exited the woods wearing a very satisfied grin upon her face. She looked around and giggled making her way towards Ponyville, bathing herself in a green fire. Once that was gone she appeared as the perfect copy of the pony she just feasted upon. She hummed gently as she moved to the edge of town and looked at the buildings finding them a bit festive. This town must party all the time, but they have yet to party with her. After all, her parties are literally to die for.
She wanted to bounce through Ponyville like her normal self, but that wasn't how this pony acted. The pony she was portraying was pretty calm and relaxed, making Pinkie regret taking her. No fun being calm and relaxed, no fun at all. She casually strolled though the town looking around at the stores and ponies that seemed to literally be bursting with love. It all made her so giddy, she wanted to take all of them and feast until she couldn't eat anymore. She blinked when a Red Stallion approached her.
"Howdy, what'cha been up to Carrot?" The Red Stallion looked at her a bit, and Pinkie could sense the Stallion saw the pony as something important to him.
"Wha Hello there, how ya'll doing t'day?"
The red stallion simply looked at her a little confused, "Carrot Top.. dun ya recognize me, Ah'm Big Mac. Yer special Somepony."
The Pinkie/Carrot Top blinked and then using her memory of how the pony acted she smiled suddenly, though it was only a brief memory.
"OH! Ah'm sorry huney, Ah hit ma head this mornin gettin outta bed. Ah swear I should really pay more attention to what ah am doin."
Big Mac smiled, making Pinkie feel she managed to play off the awkward moment. However talking like this was kinda fun. She passed it off as playing charades, so she did her best to mimic on such low knowledge of the pony. However she had gotten lucky, the very mare she picked was just as random as her, but not as hyper.
"Ah will see ya'll tonight, ah have ta buck the south fields when ah get back. Applejack has been busy with her Special Somepony and took the day off."
She nodded her head and giggled looking at him, she giggled and trotted past him. However something in her mind stopped her and she paused and started backwards. She looked Big Mac in the eyes and gently nuzzled him planting a kiss upon his cheek. She didn't know it but she had just caused the large Red Stallion to blush and thank Celestia his fur was red.
Pinkie continued on and smiled thinking she had managed to over come her first obstacle. Then she froze hearing a thunderous boom over heard, forcing her to look skyward. She was met with the most amazing view of the Sonic Rainboom she had ever seen. She did her best to follow the streaking multicolored trail that left the circle of ever expanding color. She let out a squeak as she fell backwards, unaware that she and stood on her hind hoofs to watch the sky splitting line. She quickly recovered but found many of the ponies were just as awestruck as her. She relaxed a bit until she looked down the street.
That was when Flutterbug had walked out of the store with two other ponies. Pinkie blinked and stared at her. What is this, Fluttershy wasn't even disguised?! Did she already conquer this town, did she already name herself as the Queen of Ponyville? Pinkie was not happy, not happy at all about this development. She ducked into an ally and made sure no other pony was sleeping in there, she found that to be a problem in Manehatten. She huffed finding the ally surprisingly clean and it made her wonder who cleans the town. They could use that pony in Manehatten to be honest. She shook her head and started to focus on her task at hand. Her eyes started to glow green, and her disguise fell.
"Mother.. I found her, you were right. She is in Ponyville, sadly I cannot find Dashie, but I know she is here as well. If you want I can sha... but.. I want to shadow them. Awww.. you never let me do any cool spy stuff, what do you mean I am not a spy? Oh... teehee, that is right. Ok, I will be waiting in the Everfree forest hive. See you soon Mommy!"
The green glow faded and she looked out the ally towards the now walking away form of Fluttershy.
"Soon sister.. very soon the plan will come together, just be ready."
Changeling Dash was limping along, doing her best to keep her broken wing from getting more messed up. She panted feeling her stomach grumble and growl loudly as she moved through town. She wished she had eaten before taking on that angry Rainbow Dash. She limped along getting the sense to head towards that large tree in the midst of Ponyville. She felt that her sister would be there, at least, she hoped she was there.
After a while of walking she came to the realization that no pony was paying attention to her. Well not in the way she thought they would, since normally a pony would see her and charge. No pony charged, and no pony bothered her. What was going on, how can they simply let her walk through town unopposed? Something didn't sit right with this but she wasn't about to look a gift puppy in the mouth. After what seemed like hours she found the entrance to the Library only to see a sight that made her blood run cold.
There in the front of the library was her sister Fluttershy, and the still upset Rainbow Dash. She quickened her pace only to step out in front of a Red Stallion with a fire like mane. She yelped in pain and surprise falling on her injured leg side. She looked up at the Stallion that she ran into and covered her face in fear of being struck.
The Stallion named Sunset Runner was just as startled at bumping into another pony. He let out a squeal and then looked at the one in front of him. He sat there with a coat as red as Big Mac, a mane that mixed the colors of Orange and Red like the blazing sun as it set. He didn't have a cutie mark upon his flank, but he was one of the best athletes among the local Earth ponies. He started to panic fearing he injured the pony a bit and then blinked seeing the Changeling form of Rainbow Dash.
"R..Rainbow?"
The Changeling didn't waste any time scooting away from the Stallion. She moved a bit faster doing what she could to get to her sister and R. Dash. She ignored the Stallions calls and confusion blinking as she saw her sister lower her front half and glare at Dash.
"Oh no.. d. don't Fluttershy.. don't.. don't attack her!"
Her voice was lost as C. Fluttershy unleashed a green beam of magic at Rainbow Dash. The beam struck the Pegasus in her left wing leaving a burn where it impacted her. The Pegasus let out a yowl in pain and rage as the left over anger from confronting her Changeling self earlier, came to light and turned towards the Fluttershy in front of her. The Changeling in front of her seemed suddenly weaker as she retreated into the library away from the angry Pegasus. Changeling Dash managed to get close but was met with a yelling angry Dash.
"Come out of there you parasite, I swear I will break this door down to get at your slim covered head!"
Changeling Dash took on a defensive posture, no one talk about her sister like that and gets away with it. She ignored the obvious pain she was in forcing down the aching, and acting oblivious to the swelling on her thigh. She managed to get close enough so that R. Dash would not be able to ignore her.
"HEY! Why don't you just leave her alone? Your fight is with me so why don't you come and get some HUH?"
Rainbow Dash blinked hearing a voice that sounded like her own, but a little different. The Cyan Pegasus turned to look at the Changeling form of herself and glared, the hatred for the Changeling and all of her kind was evident in the blaze found inside her ruby eyes. She gave a couple snorts as she readied herself to charge.
"YOU! Why are you here, are you and your worthless Queen plotting to take over Equestria again? You know what heck with it, I'm just going to smash you and be done with it!"
Dash took up her own stance to charge her opponent, pawing at the dirt below her. She wanted to fly at her, but with her wing singed and burned as it was, flight was just impossible. So she opted to take the tackle side of things, lunging at the Changeling in front of her.
Changeling Dash took a similar stance and since her own wing was broken she was restrained to the ground. When r. Dash began her charge the changeling did the same starting off in an attempt to sprint at her target. She ignored each hoof fall that sent a shock wave of pain across her body. The two Rainbow colored beings were about to make contact, then there was an audible snapping noise.
The changeling suddenly blacked out and fell in a crumpled mess sliding across the ground. Dash took advantage of this and quickly dug her fore hooves under the Changelings shoulders. She lifted and flipped the creature onto her back and pinned her down using three of her legs. She glared at the look a like and sneered.
"This is going to feel so good."
Dash's voice took on a darker tone as she glared at the copy. She raised her free hoof ready to strike the Changeling and send her into Tartarus where she belonged. However her satisfaction would once again be stolen from her, as the surrounding area was engulfed in green fire. Without warning Changelings stepped out, each one wearing armor as if ready to head into war. They looked like Royal guards which set Dash on edge, since guard meant that somepony important was about to arrive. She noticed that the armor was sharp, black as night with a green trim. Each one was about the size of a Unicorn male, the size wasn't imposing. The armor was more of what scared the other ponies. Of course Dash saw them as simple threats, so she wasn't fazed by their appearance.
Sure enough, from the blaze of green fire in front of Dash, stepped a Long leg with holes towards the hoof. Then after a bit of evil laughter, the Queen of the Changelings stepped out and turned an menacing glare upon Rainbow Dash. The Queen narrowed her eyes at the sight before her. One of her own daughters was under this pony, and her daughter didn't seem like she was in good shape. Her horn started to glow as she stomped on the ground unleashing sharp spikes to pursue and make Rainbow Dash release her daughter. Rainbow didn't waste any time getting away from the changeling staring at the Queen with a clear passion of Hatred.
The Queen simply ignored her and walked over to her fallen daughter,
"Rainbow Dash, if you wish to remain alive, then keep your hooves to yourself. I am here to take my daughters home."
She used her magic to levitate the unconscious form of Changeling Dash, gently setting the female upon her back. She looked to the library door and unlocked it revealing a cowering and scared Fluttershy Changeling. The shaking Changeling didn't look at her mother, she kept her eyes focused upon the ground as it that was her only escape from the inevitable.
"Come, my lovely daughter, we have to return home. You have had your fun, and now we are needed else where."
Flutterbug gently moved from the door keeping her head down. She could tell that her mother was upset, but also found a hint of disappointment. Nothing about her mother, how ever, told the little Changeling she was mad. She looked to Dash who was now ignoring her, focused to much on the Changeling Queen. Dash was running thoughts in her head, starting with why was the Queen here. To a question that made her skin crawl, was she planning another invasion? She was going to find out why, or at least make it know she wasn't happy with them.
"HEY! What are you doing here? Explain yourself Parasite!"
"Rainbow Dash, calm yourself. I am not here to fight but simply to take my daughter to the safety of our hive. So consider this your win today, and know that I will keep my eyes on you. Hurt another of my children, and your friends will have nothing to bury of you."
She hissed the last part and before Rainbow Dash could even muster a response, the group of Changelings simply vanished behind veils of green flames. The now alone Dash stared in disbelief, did she just win? She let out a celebratory cheer and looked to where the Changeling had been. Pointing her hoof accusingly at the now vacant area.
"Serves ya right, and I don't ever want to see any of you back here again!"
She put on a face of bravery, even though she was scared of the Queen, a pony that could become anything she dreamed of. That, and she left husks of ponies who once loved the very creature that killed them. Dash simply glared now and finally set it within her head that the Changelings were going to make another invasion attempt. She vowed then and there to find the proof, and be there to stop it before it had a chance to happen. What ever it was, that was going to be the hardest part.
From her bar, a single mare watched the event unfold. She saw how Rainbow Dash had attempted to take on the Fluttershy look alike, then seemingly defeat her own look alike. The mare watched as Dash raised her hoof to strike the fallen figure, and a tinge of sadness went through her body. She had been watching when the little changeling Dash, already injured, had stood up to the one chasing her sister. The mare couldn't pull her eyes away from the Changeling, something drew her to the small form, that right now seemed so helpless. The mare was brought back to reality when one of the Bar patrons attempted to get her attention, so she missed the arrival of Queen Chrysalis.
"Miss.. Miss Jill.. can I get another over here?"
"Ahh.. oh. yes.. sorry. I'll get you another Sweet drink. Sorry, I was a little.. distracted."
The Cyan Unicorn waved his hoof and smiled, "Nah, it's ok you have been working hard. I'm just a little down that Vash is taking his sweet time getting home today."
The mare was a light blue color, Pegasus with a snowflake on her flank. It also had what appeared to be a gust blowing through it. She smiled and made a new sweet drink for her friend and stole one last glance out the window. Her red eyes looking towards the library finding a very angry looking Dash left behind. The mare swayed her tail a bit, her tail rings bouncing off the cabinet door behind the bar. She pushed her shades up and turned around producing the drink to her friend, smiling to herself in her mind. She knew she would see the Changeling again, she wanted to see her again.
"Jill? Jill! Ugh she is daydreaming again.." The Cyan Unicorn rolled his eyes a bit and leaned on the bar top.
Forgive me, but I was passing out towards the end of this Chapter. I hope that all those faithful to the story will remain so. Please don't hate me for mistakes, and understand I like constructive Criticism. As always Thank you for the favs, and all the Thumb ups. You are all too kind. (I came back and re-edited my chapter. As I said I was falling asleep and accidently made certain things to fast.)
A hoof slammed down on a table, some papers fluttered into the air from the force. The five ponies sitting at the table gave a jump, as they turned to look at the culprit of the action. The culprit was a certain Rainbow colored Pegasus who didn't look happy at all.
"I know that you all think the Changeling Fluttershy look a like is nice, but did you all forget the Wedding?"
"Dash, the Wedding was over 2 years ago.. shouldn't you put that behind you?" asked Fluttershy.
"I don't know Fluttershy, She does have a point. Why would there suddenly be Changeling forms of ourselves? It doesn't make sense really."
"Thank you Twilight, I'm glad one pony here has some sense about them."
"I have ta agree with Dash and Twilight on this ya'll. We all know Queen Chrysalis was never caught after the whole thing went down. Who is to say she isn't trying to once again take over?" Applejack wasn't one to be forgiving of the changelings. She still saw them as a great threat to her, her family, and her friends.
"But Flutterbug hasn't done anything wrong, she even feeds off the love in friendship. I mean, I don't know if it tastes different, or if there really is a difference. I'm sure there is, ooohhh what if I made a cupcake of pure love, Oh OH what if I made one of pure Friendship? I need to start collecting it.. but.. um.. Twilight, how does one go about collecting love and friendship?"
"No deary you can't simply collect Friendship, how the changelings do it is beyond me. Now why don't you be a dear and sit down. Your bouncing will end up mess up my mane."
Dash sat down listening to her friends go back and forth on their views about why a Changeling was to be trusted, or why they were to be eradicated. She didn't have the heart to tell them that she nearly killed one, just to keep them safe. She also failed to let them know that the Queen, their mother, had shown up personally to take Flutter... the two changelings away. Why was she calling that Fluttershy imposter the nickname given by Pinkie? it didn't matter, she knew she had to keep them safe. If that meant actually killing the changelings.. so be it. She was willing to take it to the extremes,
"Well in any case I have written a letter to Celestia about this, I hope to get a response soon if she isn't on her way her now. After all she was only aware of the one that we all accepted into the town, and I am sure she wants to talk to Chrysalis about her recreating us."
"YOU may have accepted that parasite, but I never will. I still think they are trying to harm all of you and I will do what ever it takes to prove my point. Even if I have to go to the Hive myself and drag one of them back beaten to a pulp."
Dash huffed and turned away from the table leaving her friends with mixed emotions on her own declaration. She pushed open the door to the library and lifted her head feeling the warm rays of the sun upon her coat. She stretched her wings and gave a satisfied shiver of having them open again. She looked to the sky and found that there were a couple clouds lingering near by but they were just the fluffy white ones. She was about to start her flight home when she heard the library door open and close again.
"Look I told you all my feelings and I am not changing my mind got..." She paused seeing Fluttershy looking at her a bit.
"Dash.. why are you being so aggressive towards them? So far they haven't done anything wrong."
"I'm doing it because my gut is telling me to, they are up to something and I'm going to stop it before it happens," And I can't let them hurt you. She said the last part in her head as she looked at her long time friend. Dash had wanted to talk to Shy about her feelings, but never found the time or the guts. However now there were Changelings around, one was even a pathetic knock off of Fluttershy. That got Dash's blood boiling, no pony ever imitates her friends, especially her crush.
"Dash, I guess I can't change your mind.. just be careful ok?" With that said she started walking home, hanging her head a little. The thought of her long time friend actually going as far as to nearly kill anything was just beyond her scope of understanding. She didn't want to think on it anymore so she pushed the thoughts from her mind and focused on simply walking home.
Dash let out a small sigh and laid her ears back, seeing the mare that she wanted to give her heart to look so disappointed in her. Biting her lower lip she wanted to run to the mare and tell her the true reasons, to tell her that she loved the mare with all her heart. She couldn't, not with Changelings running around, not while one of those parasitic love suckers was still flying around in Equestria seeing the chance to monopolize on her love for Fluttershy. She lifted into the air and started towards home only to stop and look back at the small yellow dot in the distance.
"I'm doing this because I love you, and I want to keep you safe Fluttershy."
With that the mare simply turned and resumed her flight back to her home, now more determined than ever to protect what she loved the most in this world. Her friends, and Fluttershy, nothing was going to harm them, absolutely nothing.
Back in the colony, Queen Chrysalis was looking down at the two before her. She seemed passive as they kept their heads low like scolded children caught in the act of doing something bad. Around Chrysalis were four other Changelings, each of them with a unique appearance to them.
Changeling Twilight, was very much purple, same mane, and eyes, with her flank bearing Twilight's cutie mark. She was smart, thoughtful and very well mannered, but she had more opposite side to her. She wasn't the master of spells like Twilight was, nor was she very trusting of her sisters. She spent most of her time watching them, carefully observing their actions and reporting to mother on the ones that were out of line. Some would say she was the boss, the one that held most of the sway with Chrysalis. Right now she was seated comfortably between Chrysalis's forelegs looking at the two with disgust and unbridled distrust for them.
Changeling Pinkie was busy sitting on Chrysalis's back playing with her mothers mane, braiding it, combing it, humming a small tune to herself. She was like Pinkie in a way, Pink all around aside from her eyes that matched Pinkies own blue. She was considered the crazy one among her sisters, but she loved to party, and she liked to have fun. However her fun normally ended up with hundreds of ponies drained of love and emotions. She didn't care what her sisters did as long as it didn't interfere with her fun time. As far as she was concerned the two before mother were simply doing what she wanted to do.. have fun.
Changeling Applejack was orange like her counterpart, same Straw colored mane and tail, and a hard worker. She even stole a Stetson like AJ's in order to fit into her role better. She was the hard worker, the one that went out with the packs of Drone Changelings and made sure they rounded up enough ponies to stave off starvation within the colony. However she had her downside, considering nothing to be fun, and working nearly all the time. She found laying about was something that upset her, and not working hard only served to make her angry. She would often yell at her sisters to get up and do something to better the colony, which was normally met with a flurry of green bolts chasing her away. She wasn't nice, she told lies, and she was just all around bully material to the lesser changelings.
You have met Changeling Fluttershy and Changeling Dash, however there is one that puts herself above the others. Calls herself the Leader when they all know Twilight is the leader. Granted Twilight only speaks in whispers and normally in her mothers ear, this one is loud. She made it well known when she was around, and always hatched a plan to either promote herself, or get what she wanted. She even crossed mother a couple times, but soon groveled at her hooves to be forgiven of her mistake. She is alabaster white, purple mane and tail that seemed to curl perfectly, copying her counterpart to a T. Her cutie mark was three diamonds, and her eyes radiated like sapphires. She even flipped her main just like her counter part did, and she wasn't very happy at this moment.
Changeling Rarity was looking down at her sisters with disgust, arrogance, the need to take an immediate bath, everything she could do to let them know she didn't like them at the moment was evident in her eyes. She snorted a bit and looked away finding the grey and black surroundings finding them to be more appealing than the sight of the two before her and the others. The light in the area was a low green glow that to them, illuminated the world they had called home since birth.
The Queen in haled and slowly started a long sigh before looking at them. She was trying to figure out what to do, Before she would simply banish the Changeling to go live with the ponies, or wander the wilderness in search of food. However here were her own daughters, the ones she birthed with a reason, with a purpose. She closed her eyes and started to think on what she was going to do.
"Banish them.. Please mother, they are tainted by the ponies, I mean look at them!"
Rarity moved closer and looked Flutterbug over with a scowl.
"This one reeks of ponies, since she was Living with them. Prancing about claiming to feed upon the love of Friendship, spouting nonsense of finding her true love among them. HA! You are very very pathetic, not even worth anymore of my Time!"
The alabaster changeling looked to Dash and narrowed her gaze, knowing what she was going to say about the weakest link.
"And YOU! Getting beaten by a miserable pony, such a shame you bring to our kind Sister. Maybe next time you can invite them to tea and join Fluttershy here in FEEDING OFF FRIENDSHIP!"
Both Fluttershy and Dash winced and tried to make themselves smaller in front of their family, Rarity still throwing spite filled words at them. Dash knew she had messed up, being beaten by the pony she was meant to replace, letting her guard down. What was wrong with her, something just didn't add up to be honest. Dash wanted to crawl into a hole and never come out knowing that her sisters, other than Fluttershy, were staring at her with such distaste.
"Now Rarity, you know that I cannot simply banish my own daughters, I love you all equally. I will however give them a choice, to be among the ponies, or to live with us and become part of Equestria's destruction."
The Queen looked down at the two as if expecting an answer immediately even though she never directly addressed them. Dash started to work her mind knowing that she would pick her family over ponies any day. It was Fluttershy she had the worries about, knowing her she was going to stand up tall, give her mane a flip, and then declare...
"I'm going to Ponyville, I know we can live beside the ponies since in our past we have done it before. They once called us Flitters, ponies with butterfly wings, and they loved us as much as we loved them. I do not see why we are not allowed to once more become those beautiful creatures like in the past and live happily?"
All of Fluttershy's sisters looked at her, more so in disbelief and disgust. They couldn't believe what they had just heard, nor did they want to hear it. Here they were, the elite of the Changelings, the ones that would go forth when ready and command their own colonies. As of now, they were part of their mothers plan to tear Equestria down and leave it nothing but a land of destruction.
Dash simply stood there, pretending to be in shock, but she knew her sister was going to make such a remark. Out of all her sisters, it was Fluttershy who she related to the most. She turned her gaze, like her sisters did, to her mother and wondered what her choice was going to be on the matter.
Chrysalis seemed to be sad, looking at her daughter with hurt filled eyes.
"My child, you know that is next to impossible, our beautiful wing were stripped from us when he ran out of love to give. However if you are willingly choosing to leave the hive and live among the ponies.... I cannot stop you."
All of them looked astonished at Chrysalis, except for Twilight, they blinked in unison as if unable to comprehend what she had just said. They all eventually looked to Fluttershy, who just hung her head, and waited to see what her next move was going to be. It wasn't long before they got an answer, and one none of them really wanted to see.
"Mother, I'm sorry, but I am not like you and my sisters. Please forgive me, and know that I love all of you no matter what."
She nodded her head as tears feel onto the ground, turned, and then flew from the room making her way back to Ponyville. She wanted her family and the ponies to live in harmony together, to be peaceful towards each other. She was going to make it happen, one way or another.
With Fluttershy now gone, the room they were in seemed to dull even more. Dash stood there staring at the entrance hoping she was just playing a joke, and any second she was going to fly back in and announce that she was kidding. Dash leaned more staring at the door, but deep down she knew her sister wasn't coming back. She let out a small sigh and sat back down resuming her dulled look to the floor below her. All her work to bring her sister back, was nothing but a dream, a simply failed task that she threw upon the ever growing pile of Failure she called her life. She knew her mother was waiting on her answer, but Dash felt that the easiest one to give, was one of silence.
"Dash, please leave us.. wait outside in the tunnel until I call for you ok?" Her voice was calm and soothing, as if she knew the turmoil rolling her own child's head.
Dash didn't say a word, simply stood up and walked out into the hallway. There she looked around seeing small groups of Changelings moving about and doing their daily task's of cleaning and tending to the young. Every now and then one could be seen carrying an unconscious pony in from the outside, taking that pony to the holding area. She knew that if peace was achieved, they would have to pay for every pony locked below. For all the one's they have left comatose, and many more that were husks of themselves. It made her shiver just thinking of what Princess Celestia and Luna would say or even demand afterwards. She was sure they would demand that they all be burned alive with in their own colonies, not even a chance to defend themselves.
He thoughts of a grim future was broken by her mother calling out to her. Dash stood and re-entered the room keeping her head low like a child ready for punishment. She didn't know what she would have to endure in order to make it up to them, but she was aware that it wouldn't be pleasant. She took up her original spot in front of her mother, feeling all her sisters eyes upon her. They felt judgmental, angry, hurt.. everything you expect from a group of elite changelings looking upon one failure. She simply closed her own eyes and awaited to be dealt the punishment they had decided for her.
"Dash, my little changeling, it has come to my attention that we indeed have been gone from Equestria for to long, and your sister has shown me that it may not be to late to attempt a diplomatic resolve with them. So, for as long as your sister resides in Ponyville, I want you to go there and help her, protect her, and make sure she is treated with respect that she deserves ok?"
Dash looked up at her mother almost not believing what she had just heard. Did her mother just grace her with something that meant they were going to change their ways? Something wasn't right and her mother had some plan underneath the disguise of peace. Regardless she couldn't disobey her own mother, so she simply nodded her head and then looked up with a smile.
"Thank you mother, I will be sure to not fail this time..."
"Like you have before right Sister Dash?"
Rarity simply stared at her sister with a look of smug and arrogant pride that she had. To the others, Rarity was close to perfection, in almost every way. However that also led her to become overconfident and unfitting to be the leader of their little group.
"Yes.. sister Rarity, like I have before."
Saying that left a bad taste in the Changelings mouth, she hated admitting she had failed many times before and simply wanted to just let the past die. She shook her head and looked at her mother before smiling and giving her a nod.
"Ok mother, I will not fail you, thank you for giving me this chance to prove myself again."
Chrysalis nodded and watched her daughter quickly exit the room and pursue her sister. Once she was sure that Dash was long gone she started to laugh a bit, and soon it was a thunderous evil laugh as she stomped a fore hoof.
"OH MY! This is so perfect, I knew you girls would grant me my wish of bringing Equestria to it's knee's. Oh the silliness of living along side the ponies in peace and harmony. HA! Thanks to Fluttershy and Dash we now have a small foothold in their little town of Ponyville, and soon we will move in and take it for ourselves. Every pony will be dragged away, Changelings will replace them, then we will slowly replace the ones that come to visit, spreading like wildfire to the other cities! Then before Princess Cadence and that Shinning Armor know what is going on, we will have successfully invaded ALL OF EQUESTRIA! Rarity, my most beautiful, I want you to go to Ponyville and start up the so called Peace talk. I know you will have a wonderful plan to trick those foolish six into thinking we are their friends. Simply call for one of your sisters when you need them to replace their counterpart, and be sure to leave that Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy for the end. We don't want your friendship loving sisters to catch on that we are just using them ok?"
"Why of course mother, I would never dream of ruining your glorious plan. I must say thank you for picking the perfect girl for this task. After all I do make the best plans, and have the best success when it comes to tricky situations such as this. Shall I leave now, or wait till after we feed?"
"Wait till after we feed my lovely daughter, it will give those two the chance to meet up and for Dash to tell her sister the good news about us."
After saying that all of them burst into laughter, evil, maniacal, and even one insane sounding laughter as they all reveled in the moment that they would soon destroy Equestria. Even if they had to step on their own sisters to do it.
Jill was slumped on her bar top, the place was closed as she was not feeling normal. At least not normal like her self, but she felt a yearning. Ever since she laid eyes on that changeling something had stirred deep inside her, something she thought she had lost when her wife Sapphire Brush left her and took their only daughter. Of course Jill got to see her every other weekend, but she was once content with simply living the life she had. Now she couldn't get that changeling out of her mind, and she didn't even know why. Was it her form, that rainbow mane and tail, or was it her eyes? Jill didn't know but she wished she had the chance to at least say hello to her.
Jill Frostie, the Pegasus mare with rings upon her tail, and the owner of her own bar in Ponyville. She wore glasses to help her see, and had a coat that was a lighter shade of Cyan. On her flank was a snowflake cutie mark that meant she loved the snow. She worked her bar during the spring, summer months, and in the fall she worked to the weather team in bringing the snow. She was often found in her bar where she had Twilight cast a spell that allowed hundreds upon hundreds of flakes to hover near the ceiling. Each pony that came through the door would find their cutie mark hovering over their head. It was a feature that pushed her bar to become famous, and attract those from Canterlot as well.
She looked around the empty establishment seeing the tables, clean and empty awaiting customers. She had stools at the bar, and the best selection of drinks lined and proudly displayed on the wall behind it. She prided herself on the ample seating that could easily hold 100 ponies, between tables, booths, and the bar. Though there were never really that many ponies in her place at once time.
Letting out a sigh she rolled off the counter and landed on the floor with her hooves. Looking out the window with a longing gaze, hoping to see her once more.
"Come on Jill.. she is a Changeling, why are you so enticed by her? I mean come one, she is a love sucking bug that only wants to take all your love and leave you.. leave..."
Jill shook her head knowing that wasn't true at all, her mind chastised her for thinking in such a way as she kept her rose colored eyes looking to the street. She watched ponies walk past and found her attention on a couple that was laughing about something. She sighed and grumbled to herself moving into the back and exiting her bar, leaving it closed for the time being. She looked to the cloud house in the distance that was known as the home of Rainbow Dash, maybe Dash could hear her out and clear up her feelings? Either way she was going to Dash's house and having a talk with the mare.
Rainbow Dash was in her house, letting a sigh escape her lips as she thought about the sight Fluttershy had given her. It tore at her inside, made her feel like she was doing the wrong thing in order to keep the one she loved safe. She looked at the table before her and rested her hooves upon it, thinking of what she herself said during the meeting. Why did she tell them she was willing to go as far is it took to prove them wrong? Didn't she trust her friends enough to know they had faith in her?
She was plotting on how she was going to prove that the Changelings were up to something, that they had a hidden agenda to once more invade. She only needed the evidence to prove it, she had to catch one and get the truth out of her. She was deep in thought when she heard a noise upstairs in her room, she moved as fast as she could indoors and busted into her own room only to freeze in her tracks.
There before her was the answer to her problem, the one being that she needed in order to get the truth out of. The look alike changeling that she had pinned before, and now she was in her room. Dash thanked Celestia for her good fortune and didn't wait for the Changeling to say a word, before she leaped on her and delivered a right hoof to the changelings head.
The Changeling fell to the floor out cold, having been caught off guard by Dash busting into the room. She hoped to find her resting and wanted to talk to her, she honestly thought the window was a door, and picked the only one open. Now she was out cold with a very angry looking Rainbow Dash standing over her, looking down with a smirk as she held a rope in her mouth. The Changeling didn't have a clue as to what fate was awaiting her at the hooves of her counterpart.
NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR: I hope you are all enjoying this, I just hope this chapter doesn't seem rushed. If it does please forgive me and be lenient please, this is my first story and I am doing my best to improve with each chapter. There will be 7 in total, and this adventure will only have more twists and turns awaiting you. Also, Thank you all for the likes, favorites, and watches. I can only hope I don't disappoint you...
