A New Day

    The entire shop was covered in brightly colored streamers and there were ponies everywhere. It looked as if the entire town shuffled into the tiny store. Maybe it was like that.

  Each pony had a bright smile, I could taste the love coming from them. True, friendly love. Flutterwing hid behind me, to her pony were monsters waiting to jump on you and put you in a cage.

  Silverwing's fear must have rubbed off on her. Pinkie trotted up to us with the biggest smile in the world.

"Sooooo. How do ya' like it?"

  I couldn't speak. Nymph was on my head. He jumped as soon as the door opened. Flutterwing looked around seeing all the ponies staring.

"You okay, Emmy?"

  Pinkie's smile disappeared, she was concerned. Then eight blurs sped past us, they made a blockade in front of us. Taking a better look I saw the blurs were my broodlings.

  Mantis readied his horn. Locust used his wings to block us more. Wormwood growled at the ponies. Tulip stomped her hooves. Cicada stared at them with daggers.

  Azure grabbed a pan with her magic, holding it threateningly. Onyx, instead of being frightening looked frightened. Leaf smiled at all the ponies looking like a maniac.

  Everypony backed away from the sight. Especially Leaf. Pinkie smiled seeing that the rest of her honored guests had arrived.

"Hi guys! Glad you could stop unpacking and join the party. Welcome to Ponyville!"

  In unison my blockade showed a look of confusion. Then Pinkie Pie brought them in for a group hug. Leaf was the only one who enjoyed it.

  Locust managed to get free from her death hug and wandered to the ponies. They backed up a bit more.

"Thank you all for participating."

  They stared at him in confusion.

"My family has been working on a play for quite some time. We needed to make sure the acts we would use were real enough, so we decided to try it out on regular ponies like yourselves."

  Pinkie let the rest go and trotted up to Locust.

"Great performance guys! You even got me scared!"

  Pinkie then was choked up on laughing and began rolling around on the floor. The ponies followed her, laughing at themselves.

"Best show ever!"

  A pony shouted at us, more began stomping their hooves in approval. Thanks Pinkie, you saved their tails.

"Now come on everypony, let's party!"

  The day went by in the shop with me and my broodlings wandering around talking to random ponies. Flutterwing did not want to leave my side, but Nymph followed Pinkie everywhere.

  She managed to show him to every single pony in the building. My broodlings warmed up to the ponies, acting friendly and laughing along with them.

  This is the best day I have ever had. I spotted a poster on the ceiling. It was glittering in the light and was written in curling letters. It looked lovely, but a closer look at it I noticed it wasn't in Equestrian.

  I pulled it down and read it.

'Dear Queen Emerald,

  If you found this then you are still living. I escaped my hive. I wish to join you in Ponyville, to help watch over Flutterwing. I am the same who left her out in the sun to be seen by your subjects.

  Please allow me to join you. I have news that my help you. I will serve you forever and never allow any harm come upon you. If you accept me, then just call my name.

Signed, Sunbeam.'

  I looked around the room. Somewhere among the sea of ponies was a rogue changeling hiding from its queen. Why me though? Why not some other queen?

"Sunbeam."

  I wandered around the room, Flutterwing following in suit.

"Sunbeam."

  I bumped into Azure, who was talking to a teal unicorn mare.

"Emerald, are you okay?"

"Cupcake read."

  She took the poster and read. Her face was in shock. Then she looked up and shouted at the top of her lungs.

"SUNBEAM!"

  The entire room turned to her. Her cheeks were a bright pink. Then a pony trotted out of the crowd. A red pegasus with grey eyes.

"You called?"

  He looked at us with his big grey eyes. A little filly stood by his side, a little orange pegasus. She stayed by Sunbeam's flank trying to be as close as she could to the pegasus.

"Sorry sir. My friend here didn't mean to shout out like that."

"It's quite alright, I was actually wanting to meet you, but I was occupied."

  He gestured to the pegasus at his flank. The ponies lost interest and went back to their conversations. I looked at Azure and smiled. She returned the smile and went back to the teal unicorn.

"Can we go somewhere a bit more private?"

  I nodded and went into the kitchen. He followed with the filly. Flutterwing stayed behind me avoiding the gaze of the two pegasi.

"So is it really you, Lady Emerald?"

"Yes, but why me?"

"Because you are the only queen who wouldn't lift a hoof against her own brood. You are our savior."

"Is there a reason why your 'daughter is in here?"

  The little filly looked up at me.

"This little one was found near Queen Ruby's hive. I got to her before a red shell touched her."

"Who is she?"

"The only pony to ever have a changeling as a dad."

  I stared at Sunbeam. His smile never wavered. He wasn't lying.

"Wha-"

Through Sunbeam's Eyes

  Queen Emerald didn't look too good, her disguise was failing. Fangs were showing and her hooves had holes. I undid the magic around my horn and fixed it for her.

"Like I said I got her before a red shell. They were raiding a village about two years back. Instead of taking the love they needed they captured the towns-ponies and brought them back to their hive.

  I saw two pegasi fight off a dozen changelings, but they eventually got caught. Before they moved to the pegasus behind them I changed my shell and eyes then grabbed her.

  Ever since then she's been by my side."

  Emerald  looked down to my child. Apparently still shocked, I hope she won't ask me to get rid of her like Silverwing.

"Sunbeam, you and your daughter are welcome to join my hive. But you have to live in your own home, I do not have enough room for more inside of the house."

"Thank you, my queen."

"Thank you, my queen."

Through Emerald's Eyes

  The little filly was bowing with him. A pony thought of me as her queen. A pony raised by a changeling. The world is becoming stranger every day.

"Sunbeam, this is Flutterwing. Just as you said, she shed before we left the house."

  He looked down at Flutter who was now in front of me. Smiling he waved a hoof, she gave a weak smile back. We went back to the party and enjoyed ourselves.

  Everyling was smiling, even Locust! Nymph, Flutter, and the orange filly ran around playing every game that was Pinkie had for us.

  At the end of the day, the party ended. Wormwood disappeared after the death hug in the beginning. I wonder where he went though.

  Locust held the door open for everyling and the orange filly. Luna's night was over the sky and just like last night she added galaxies and colors.

  Truly better than Celestia's sunset, which was slowed so much it barely moved. It must of made Luna mad because it wobbled before finally setting. Luna definitely won this round.

  Wormwood stood in the hall, smiling like his favorite food was coming to his mouth in heaps. Azure was the first to notice.

"What's up with you Wormy?"

"I am not saying anything until the Queen says that it's okay."

  I turned my head to him.

"What are you talking about, Wormwood?"

"Please, my Queen. Promise we can keep it, I mean, well..."

"Wormwood, if it's not going to be seen by anypony we can keep it. Now, what is it?"

Through Wood Well/ Wormwood's Eyes

  I led my hive mates and Queen to the basement door and had them shuffle down the stairs. I lit my horn and brightened the room.

"Wormwood, why bring us down here? There isn't a single thing down here."

"I'm glad you noticed, Sir Locust. If you just turn this way to the boxes we have left over..."

  I trotted over to the boxes and knocked three times. The boxes shifted, turning a bright green, then parted. It revealed the cave behind them.

  My hive mates jaws touched the ground, even the pony filly was in shock.

"Welcome to our new hive."

Through Nymph's Eyes

  This is so cool! I hope I get my own room with tons of moss!

Through Azure's Eyes

  Well Wormy, you did it this time. First you dig up Celestia's garden, now this.

Through Locust's Eyes

  I swear, Wormwood, you will be punished for this! I bet the Queen is thinking of a punishment right now.

Through Mantis's Eyes

  I can't believe this. I can't believe this at all.

Through Onyx's Eyes

  This is pretty nice. I hope that the queen won't hurt him though.

Through Tulip's Eyes

  Of all the things he could of done to the basement, this is the most creative, but stupidest thing ever.

Through Leaf's Eyes

  This is awesome! I can't believe it! I wish I was a hive worker!

Through Cicada's Eyes

  What he did was sweet. I remember the drawings mom showed me.

Through Flutterwing's Eyes

  I hope me and Nymph get a room together.

Through Emerald's Eyes

  My eyes must be deceiving me. It was impossible! Chrysalis tore my drawings to pieces when she saw them. But there it is, right in front of me.

  I went up for a better look. The doorway was massive, just like a cave. Everyling was staring at me, wondering what I was going to do. So I went up to Wormwood and spoke.