War with a Changeling Part 1: The Beginning

As Core walked up the stairs with fear in his heart, he was scared of what he might find, was it going to be like the ruined house, he didn't need any more nightmare's, But he knew he had to investigate, or else he'd never know.

Core approached the door preparing himself for what he might see, the first thing he did was put his head up against the door so his ear was resting on it, next he listened for any possible sound coming from the other side of the door. When he didn't hear anything he almost went back downstairs but he was still weary of what was there.

He opened the door very slowly as not to make any noise, when he walked in he saw that it was a perfectly preserved bedroom, but something wasn't right, he looked at the bed and could instantly tell the bed was being used not to long ago, about a minute ago to be precise. This could mean that the pony who was using it was still in the room, as if on cue...

'SMACK'

Core fell to the floor in pain, somepony hit him in the back of the head hard, he could hear the pony leave the, undoubtedly going to get the voice from behind the door. Core was in too much pain to move anywhere so he rolled onto his back, his vision was blurred from the hit, he hear'd two sets of hoofs approaching the room he was lying in. He knew he had no time to escape so he had only one chance to plead for mercy.

When his vision started to return he could see both pony's, no one pony and one filly, this confused Core, how did a filly knock him flat on his face? The filly began to speak "See, I told you he ain't got no holes."

"This don't change nothing, he's still a changeling" said the mare that chased him here, she started to slowly approach Core.

"Well that's a bit racist don't you think?" Said Core making the mare stop.

From what he could see he pick out that the mare might've been applejack from the posters on the clipboard.

"He's allot more polite than the other's that we caught." said the filly who was staring at Core.

Applejack went up to Core and wrapped a thick rope around him.

"Alright whats your deal?" Applejack said giving a deathly stare at him.

"(sigh)well what do you want to know?" said Core cooperating with the mare.

"Why'd ya'll come into our camp in the first place, every changeling we've caught was outside them walls." She asked with a suspicious look.

"I came here to learn about what made Equestria a nice place before the war started" replied Core, Applejack was confused.

"Care to explain why?" She asked.

"I needed to know what I would need to help me" Said Core now looking down.

"Help you with what?"

"I don't want Equestria, a beautiful happy place filled with innocents, to turn into the exact opposite, I need that information to help me do what it takes to turn equestria back to what it was before the war" Core replied.

Applejack just stared at Core for a minute then she said "And why should I believe you your just another..." before she could finish her sentence Core interrupted.

"I AM NOT 'JUST ANOTHER CHANGELING' I RATHER BE DEAD THEN STEAL LOVE FROM ANOTHER, I ADORE EQUESTRIA BUT NOT FOR POWER, NOT FOR FOOD, BUT TO LEARN!!!!" Core had raged at applejack, he hated the thought of stealing love from another, his anger surprised applejack and the filly.

"You aren't just any normal changeling, your very different" said the orange mare.

"Hey if he's friendly can we keep him?" said a now exited filly.

"Alright, promise you wont attack any of us?" Applejack said turning to the changeling.

"I promise"

"No I mean pinkie promise" Said applejack only just realizing he didn't know what she meant.

"What's a....  ...pinkie promise?" Core asked confused.

"just say this and do what I do" said the filly "(clears throat) Cross my heart, and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye."

Core copied and repeated the filly.

"Good, because if you break this promise, your in for a world of pain, you got that?" Applejack said giving Core a menacing stare.

Core replied with a nod, and Applejack released the rope letting him stand up properly.

"So whats your name?" said a now happy filly.

Core looked at the filly "You can just call me Core"