The War on Changelings

Chapter1

My name is Lancer. I am a Unicorn Royal Guard stallion and started ever since I was 18. My coat is a dull gray and my cutie mark is a sword and lance. I never could find love and I was an orphan and never really knew what love was nor was I determined to find the time to love. I kept to myself mainly and never talk to others much. I guess when you’re an orphan and all you want to do is get out of the orphanage I guess the military is the way to go. Now I bet your wondering who Stronghold is, well that will come in due time. How about we start at the battle of the royal wedding……

“Alright men ready your defenses!!!” an old Veteran guard stallion yelled as my platoon watched in horror as the shield, created by Shining Armor the royal guard captain, covering the city crumbled before our eyes. I quickly scrambled to reach my sword and get ready to fight for my life. Thousands upon thousands of changelings swarmed into the city as the shield was obliterated by the constant attacks it took. One by one, two by two, guard stallions were captured as they began to such the love out of each feasting on them, slowly making them loveless husks. I fought hard and long bringing changeling after changeling down one by one. Finally my efforts were rewarded as the commander of the changelings came into my line of sight.

He was a small changeling yet strong and agile. The changeling had lustrous green eyes and wings that didn’t seem as gnarly as the others like he had taken great care of them. We tussled long and hard finally I had secured the changeling commander in a chain of magic and enchanted rope I conjured making sure he wouldn’t go anywhere securing him so that he may be brought to justice and pay for his crimes against the kingdom. “So what are you going to do to me you bothersome guard stallion?” the changeling asked angry I had found an open spot in his defenses to defeat him. “Well I do have to say you were a tough little changeling and scrappy too….. so what I was thinking was I could take you to the princess win her favor and get a promotion in the guard ranks!” I couldn’t help but imagine the promotion and the new amount of income I could use to get a farm of my own. I usually helped the Apple family on the farm and I mainly helped to check out the stallion named Big Macintosh cause well I’m a colt cuddler of course and it was amazing to work next to a stallion who was all muscle not to mention I gained some muscles too.

“Well that’s stupid in our army the one to suck the most love out of people got in the higher ranks and promotions.” The changeling said while laughed as he saw me blush. “Ha!!! You love someone don’t you? Well it’s too bad you can’t stop me from sucking it out of you haha!! I can do it long range you fool!!” the changling laughed as he hit me with his magic. “Hahahahahahahahahaha!!! W-what was that it tickled like a feather!!! Hahahahahaha!!!” I laughed from the ticklish zaps he made trying to drain me of any source of love I had, unfortunately I didn’t know what love was and with any love I had with Big Macintosh was crushed early when I kissed him. Lets just say Big Macintosh wasn’t a colt cuddler at all and I was in the hospital for a few days… “Wait why aren’t you writhing in pain you pathetic stallion!!! What is wrong I know you have to love someone!!!” the changeling roared in anger trying to get whatever ounce of love he could find.

“W-what is love?” I laughed as he finally stopped at the words I said. “Y-you don’t know w-what love is?” the changeling sat down defeated that he could get nothing but a question he could only answer with another. “Yeah I don’t know what love is I was an orphan and joined the army in order to get out of the orphanage as fast as I could.” I looked at the changeling hoping he wouldn’t say anything horrible. He was a very funny changeling especially for the fact when he zapped me he fell flat on his face. “C-can you help me up p-please Mr. guard sir…” the changeling said weakly as he noticed I walked closer. “Oh sure…. Uh call me Lancer Sword or lancer for short.” I picked the changeling up and picked him upright and sat down next to him waiting to have an all clear. “Stronghold Armor that’s my name but you can call me Stronghold.” The changeling smiled and tried to lift his hoof high enough for a shake but not quite enough. “wait hold on maybe if I take some of this rope off maybe you can shake my hoof huh?” I took the first rope of giving the little changeling some room to move and shake my hoof. “You know that is a dangerous move right… I could go on a rampage and kill you you know.” The changeling looked curiously at me with a face saying what the hell is wrong with you. “Well so what I have nothing better to do and you talk more than some prisoners I have had captive what’s the harm in it you’re a nice funny dude!” I finally decided to take the ropes off completely. “Hahahaha!!! Stupid stallion see ya dumbass!!! Hahahaha!!” the changeling flew out of the building in a hurry and I watched. I couldn’t stop him and he was a fast little creature, so I decided to walk away. I got my things and packed up making sure I was ready to search for any others and take them out.

I didn’t take but four steps when I heard that familiar voice. “Um I hope you don’t mind me asking but what do you prefer for a mate? Stallion or mare?” I blushed red and I know I did because I was taken off guard by a changeling coming back even if I released him. “S-s-stallions…. Why? Let me guess you are gonna try and change shape to get me to love you or something?” The changeling just stood there and then I heard the words I know a changeling would never say during a war. “I have nowhere to go and I just wondered if maybe you wouldn’t mind giving me a home…. I know it is a lot and I’m a changeling but im a stallion in my species and I promise I won’t hurt you. It’s just all of my family and the swarm are gone and well if a changeling doesn’t follow the swarm we aren’t allowed to come back….” I was amazed that he had nowhere to go and his swarm had such horrid rules. “Well I guess we can as long as you don’t mind a small apartment on my military budget…. That and I guess you will have to sleep on the couch until I can afford to get you a bed but I don’t turn down anypony in need even if you’re a changeling. Let us head home since this stupid battle is over.” I lead him home to where the biggest surprise was to happen when he found out how small it really was.