A New Day

  The reset of the night was uneventful, everyling was in their beds when me and Scootaloo came up from the basement. Though Sunbeam slept in the kitchen on the floor.

"Is he okay?"

  My newest broodling snored heavily shifting onto his stomach.

"Yes, come on little ling. Let's get to bed."

  I brought the pair into the attic and placed Sunbeam on my bed. I tucked him in on one side and climbed on the other. Scootaloo climbed up between us and crawled under the covers.

  It was an adorable sight. The little filly cuddled her 'father' and fell asleep. He shifted to face her and smiled in his deep slumber. I never saw a greater connection between two creatures.

  I laid down and joined my family in dreamland.

Through Luna's Eyes

  Sister should of not made the sun be a tortoise if she did not want to be hit. My lighting certainly frightened Tia and she was struck. Never mess with my night.

  I sat on the balcony watching my stars move. I hope my friends saw their light in the sky. I hope they are all right. Sister was fooled by that letter Emerald had made.

  I believe now it is time to visit my little changeling. My horn glowed a glorious midnight blue and I was transported to my dream-scape.

  Doors upon doors covered the entire field. I walked amongst them for some time searching for little Nymph's. I stopped at a deep purple door and opened it.

"And that class, is how you change a manticore into a kitten."

  This was Twilight Sparkle's door. She was teaching a class in Canterlot, A standard classroom, except for the tiny kitten on the floor clawing her tail.

  I shut the door just as the kitten changed into a manticore again and ran for the door. I gave a sigh of relief, then a pair of claws poked through the wood nearly clipping my wings.

  I continued down the field and stopped at a yellow door with green vines. Opening it, I saw a little yellow pegasus screaming at the top of her lungs.

  Blinking my eyes I looked again, she was playing a guitar in front of millions of ponies, wearing heavy black makeup, and sounded like one of those metal groups Tia warned me about.

  I shut the door with caution and backed away. The next door better be Nymph's, I truly need to label these things. I finally halted at a black and green door.

  Slowly I opened it, hearing music from the other side. Huzzah!

"Nymph, your Night Queen as arrived!"

"Luna!"

  A little changeling jumped towards me. Little Nymph looked so happy, and so was I.

"Dear friend, we missed you. "

"I missed you to Luna. I really need someling to talk to."

  I pulled young Nymph from our hug.

"What is wrong?"

  He rubbed the back of his neck.

"Well, mom brought in another ling. It was Sunbeam and he had someling with him. But she wasn't a ling, she was a pony! Mom said they would be living in our hive now."

"You do not wish for a pony to be in your home?"

"Well, yeah. But I don't hate ponies! I just fell weird around her, like my insides are gonna turn outsides."

  I chuckled at my friend.

"What's so funny?"

"Little Nymph, you will understand when your older. When you truly understand love."

"I'm a changeling! I already understand love! How to eat it, how to find it, how to use it around ponies, and how love makes ponies be goofy."

"And are you not goofy around this pony?"

"Well, I did trip on the way home and tried talking to her, but my mouth felt like moss."

"Do you understand why?"

"No."

"Do not worry, friend. You will soon. Now, are we not going to play our games?"

"Yea---n---Let's go play!"

Through Emerald's Eyes

  The sun rose early today, I guess Celestia was not happy about losing again. I stretched my hooves and sighed. Today Nymph was going to school and now Flutterwing will join him.

  I tried to get out of the bed, but couldn't. I opened my eyes and saw what blocked me. My broodlings were laying on the bed.

  I don't know how the bed was holding them all. Nymph and Flutter were on my legs while everyling else was spread out quite evenly.

  Sunbeam and Scootaloo were still in the same spot. With my free hoof I nudged the sleeping ling. He stirred a few seconds after. His grey eyes staring.

"My Queen, I didn't--I mean-"

"It's alright Sunny. I put you two here since the other rooms were full, but I think they are empty now."

  He looked over at the sleeping lings on the bed, then to his filly.

"Is she going to leave?"

"No Sunny, she is staying. No matter how much the ancients say that it is not the way. Now, how about some breakfast?"

  Sunbeam and Scootaloo sat at the table, both trying had not to yawn. I was cooking today since Onyx was still sleeping like a baby.

  I looked back at the pair, Sunbeam did not look like other changelings. In fact, he looked similar to a princess in her adult hood. Very strange.

  His mane was black like his chitin, but was also light enough to be seen. I was scruffy and pulled back like Time Turner's, a earth stallion who attended the wedding.

  If this was Silverwing's attempts at creating the first changeling prince, she did a wonderful job. His eyes were still grey, I'm guessing he was not allowed to look exactly like a royal ling.

  Scootaloo's mane looked just like it did yesterday. I'm guessing she didn't care for combing. Her eyes drooped from being wakened from her sleep.

  Then I added a special ingredient to the pancakes. Sunny's head was upright and alert. Scootaloo immediately sniffed the air smiling.

"Queen, is that?"

"Yes, Sunny it is."

  Being raised by a changeling for a while would have giving anypony the senses of a changeling. She was able to figure out what the new scent was and what it does for nutrients.

"Here you go. Enjoy."

  The pair looked at each other before beginning a eating contest. As they scarfed down the plink filled pancakes, there was a thunder of hooves racing down the hall.

  "My Queen! I could of cooked if you woke me!"

"Onyx it's quite alright. Helix knows that you needed to get away from the stove for a bit."

  He didn't object any further, instead he sat down with the rest of the lings and I floated over more plates of the delicious treats.

  After breakfast, I assigned to everyling, except Sunny and the foals, to find work. After a quick salute they exited the house and made the short journey to the little town.

  Sunny wanted to take me on a tour since he lived here for a while as a scout. I wanted to see the school house first though. But I know we will come across that bridge when we get to it.

"And over there is the market place. That's the town hall. You already been to Sugar Cube Corner."

  We walked with the two lings and pony around town occasionally spotting one of the others talking to some ponies.

  "And that Golden Oaks Library, home of the Element Leader, Twilight Sparkle."

  Then a purple mare sopped in front of us, blocking our path. I heard voices in my head telling me to run. But how could I? The mare already recognized me.

"Lady Emerald! It's good to see you again. Princess Celestia sent me a letter about the recent 'news'. So where is the little...thing."

  I should have known Celestia would tell the leader of harmony about the threat. How did it slip my mind? Never the less I must deal with this.

"Thing? Miss Twilight what thing?"

  Sunny stared at Twilight, obviously afraid. Twilight looked at me in confusion.

"The," She looked around, "changeling princes? Celestia said you were bringing to Ponyville for safe keeping. She said that I was to interrogate it."

  Nymph and Scootaloo appeared from behind us, they were very angry.

"You aren't laying a hoof on my friend!"

"Yeah! We can take her mom! Let me at her!"

  Twilight looked down at Scootaloo. And I should of guessed that she knew her as well.

"Scootaloo, how is Emerald your mom? She can't be your mom. I understand Sunbeam because we did a genetics test. But Emerald can't be your mom."

  I put my hoof down, she may not be my child, but I know blood won't stop it.

"Miss Twilight, Emerald is......well.....she's.....my......."

Scootaloo piped up.

"She's dad's special somepony!"

  Twilight looked at us in complete confusion. I was blushing so much, I could be a tomato. Scootaloo smiled and nudged Sunny who, as well, could be a tomato.

"Oh....yes.....We have been writing to each other for quite a while. And this is one of the few times we see each other......and"

"That's so sweet."

  Thank you, Scootaloo. You made me and Sunny look like complete morons, but you saved our shells. Twilight motioned to the library.

"So about the 'thing'."

  There was no avoiding it. So me and my little group trotted inside Golden Oaks and sat in a circle trying to block the purple unicorn from sitting with us.

  Unfortunately, she found an opening and sat between Flutter and Nymph. Her smile was still on her face as she summoned a notebook and quill.

"Emerald, can you please tell me about the changeling."

  "Twilight, please, I feel very mixed about this. After all, the princess is just a baby."

  Flutterwing shot a glare in my direction, but hid it when Twilight looked to her notebook.

"Emerald, I have to know. After the attack on Canterlot, scholars have been searching for any information about the creatures. This may be the only chance we have to learn more about them."

"Twilight, your 'learning' is also a chance for a changeling to reveal itself and for a guard to pounce on the poor thing to toss it in the dungeons."

  She wrote something in the notebook and looked back at me.

"Emerald, are protecting the changeling?"

  There was a long silence. I heard a very annoying voice in my head, it sounded like---

  "Twilight!"

  All eyes were on the pink party pony standing in the door way. Immediately, she shut the door and ran right up to the purple mare.

"Pinkie Pie! What are you doing!"

"I'm sorry Emmy, but I have to break a Pinkie Promise! Please give me permission to break it so you won't get hurt!"

"Pinkie, as long as you don't tap into my head again, you may. Just tie her down first."

"Tie me dowOWWN?!"

  Pinkie pie produced a rope out of nowhere and tied Twilight up in the thing. She, Twilight, struggled to get out of the triple-knotted, snake tongue. I used it on more than one occasion myself.

"What's going on Pinkie? Let me go!"

"I'm sorry Twilight, but Emmy right. If you knew, you would have sent a letter telling Princess Celestia about it and she would locked my new friends away forever!

  And I don't want them to go away forever! They are nice, sweet, and positively the most amazing friends I have! Well besides you and Rarity and Applejack and Rainbow-"

  I stuffed my hoof into the mare's mouth. She was giving me a migraine.

"Knew what, Pinkie?"

  She pushed my hoof away and spoke slowly this time.

"Oh yeah! Emmy and her family are changelings!"

  Then Twilight fainted.