War with a Changeling Part 1: The Beginning

As the small army approaches the clearing, they notice an increase in wildlife. Core not really bothered by this notices a highly fortified hut, the lights inside the hut keep flickering on and off giving him Core the sense of fear.

Time Turner walked up to the hut "This looks like the place, I'll knock on the door, she's more likely to recognize me other than an army of earth pony's at her front door."

Time Turner knocked on the door "Hello, it's me, Time Turner, are you home?"

The door slowly opened and stopped half way, only Time Turner could see who she was. they could hear some whispering coming from the door, Time Turner replied to the whispering "Don't worry, just because your a Pegasus doesn't mean they'll attack you, and don't be afraid of the changeling."

The door then opened after a bit and the pony inside was finally in view of the pony's and Core...

...the pony looked like she had been out here for a while, and when she talked it was as if she was scared of every single one of them "Um... hi everypony uh and changeling...  ...um do you need anything by any chance, any friend of Time Turners is a friend of..."

"Fluttershy?!" Said Applejack and Twilight in unison.

The look that appeared on the Pegasi's face was close to tears "T...Twilight, A.....A....Applejack? What are you girls doing here, I thought you said we had to stay as far away form each other as possible." the pony began to shed tears like she hadn't seen them in so long, then they stopped.

Applejack stepped forward "Fluttershy, we're mighty sorry for..." she was interrupted.

"You should be sorry, after leaving all I had left were my REAL friends, wildlife..." Yelled the enraged Pegasus.

Time Turner, Twilight, and Applejack all had dropped jaws with a look of shock "...You all left me to head to the everfree forest, and you know what? I've got new friends..."

Suddenly two Timberwolfs jumped next her and sat down like loyal dogs giving the crowd a evil stare "...JUST LEAVE, it's all your good at anyway." she turned to Time Turner "I'm sorry Time Turner but I'd prefer it best if you left too, don't take it the wrong way, you can come back, I hope you understand." and with that she walked back into the hut and the Timberwolfs took position as to guard the structure.

Time Turner walked over to Applejack and signaled Core go comfort Twilight. Core slowly trotted towards Twilight who was lying on the ground, he finally reached her, she noticed he was standing next to her "What do you want, you want to ad to my woes?"

Core sighed "Are you OK Twilight?"

Twilight stood up and turned to Core, a look of hate in her eyes "YOU WAN'T TO KNOW IF I'M OK, well lets see, one of my old friends hate's my guts, there's a bloody war going on, AND I HAVE TO WORK WITH A CHANGELING!! HOW DO YOU THINK I FEEL?" at this point Twilight was looking down at him.

Core was starting to tear up "I...I....I was just trying to...."

Twilight gave Core a look as if she was about to kill him "I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU WERE TRYING TO DO, THERE'S NO EXCUSE FOR THE THINGS YOU'VE DONE...." Core didn't want to hear the next words she would say "THIS WHOLE WAR NEVER WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF YOU NEVER ATTACKED CANTERLOT!!!" Twilight had a look of shock when she saw him start to cry.

Core suddenly pushed her back "I never had ANYTHING to do with the attack on canterlot, if you still hate me for wanting to be different then...  ...then...   ....I'll just leave!" Core ran into a random direction in the forest crying his eye's out.

Twilight's look of shock was still, after hearing that he didn't have anything to do with the attack she realized that raging at him made her a monster.

Applejack and Time Turner gave a disappointed look at Twilight.

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Fluttershy had watching the whole event happen from a window, she left through a back exit and went to a crowd of animals.

"Alright everyone, I need you to help me find a changeling, but don't hurt him I need to talk to him"

Then the animals nodded and scattered in search of the changeling.

Fluttershy started to fly up over the trees so she could get a better view of the forest.

"I need to know."

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Core ran through the forest, tears still running down his cheeks. He stopped at a small pond and looked at his reflection, a fish passed by saw him and swam the other way.

"Why does the pony I love, have to be the only member of our group that hates?" Core wiped the tears from his eyes "(sigh) I need to face the facts, she hates me, I'm just a freak..."

"You are anything but a freak." Core turned to see...

...Fluttershy walking up to him.

When she got up to him she pulled him into a big hug "Oh you poor poor thing, just because Twilight yelled at you doesn't make you a freak, don't worry Fluttershy is here to help." the fact that she was so kind to him was shocking him.

Eventually she ended the hug "It's OK you can tell me how you feel about Twilight, you love her and I'm behind you one hundred percent."

Core gulped "Well, when I met her she was trying to kill me but instead we got her to help us with our current situation, then when I first got a chance to talk to her she verbally assaulted me, then...  ...well, you probably know the rest from there."

Fluttershy patted Core on the shoulder "How about I come with your group to comfort you when you need it, then you'll be able to focus on your 'current situation', how does that sound?"

Core replied with a hug, when they were done they went back to the clearing.