A New Day

Through Twilight's Eyes

  I sat down at the table while Spike made breakfast, he had a bruise on his back from last night. Poor Spike, he walked in around seven and Pinkie thought he was the pin-the-tail on the pony poster.

  He was still sore that I had to cast a pain relief spell on him every hour. This morning he was making pancakes, with a small bottle of pink liquid that Emerald gave him.

Knock Knock Knock

"I'll get it."

  Spike jumped off the stool and ran to the door. I returned to the newspaper on the the table and blocked out the world. Until...

"Twily!"

"Shining Armor?"

  My big brother was standing in the doorway of my kitchen in his purple armor, while Spike went back to his pancakes. There was another guard by his side, a pegasus.

"Shiny what are you doing here?"

"Princess Celestia sent me to oversee the guards in Ponyville since this is where the changeling queen will pass through before Canterlot."

"Guards?"

"Yeah, half of the guard is here, their looking for any signs of changeling activity. Hey what's that smell?"

  Spike turned around on his stool and looked at Shining.

"Oh, that's my new recipe for pancakes. Emerald came by yesterday and gave Twilight this."

  He shook the little pink bottle in his claw. Shining took the bottle in his magic and looked it over. I got up and stood in front of him, watching him.

"Hmm, Twily why did Emerald give you this?"

"She said that it adds great flavor to any food. She uses it quite often."

"Hmm."

  There was another knock, this time softer.

"I'll get it, Spike."

  I trotted past the pegasus who eyed me suspiciously. I opened the door with my magic.

"Welcome to the Golden Oaks Library, we are currently closed for now. What can I do for you?"

"Twilight, if I'm going to stay as long as I'm then my children have to go to school."

Through Emerald's Eyes

"School? Are you sure that Pinwheel and Flutterwing would like that?"

"They have been excited ever since Scootaloo told them about her friends."

"Well okay. Where are they?"

"With Sunny at the park. Is there somepony here?"

  My question was answered when a white unicorn in purple armor trotted up to the door. This was Twilight's brother, captain of the guard, and husband to the Love Queen.

"Lady Emerald, I was just about to see you."

"Well you see me now, but right now me and Twilight are going to the schoolyard to see if Pinwheel can get into school."

"Emerald, I want to see the changeling."

  I froze, again. How many ponies waned to see a changeling?

"I'm sorry, but she's not with me right now."

"What? This isn't some little pony playing a trick, that creature must be locked down."

"Shiny wait."

  Twilight stood next to me, I could taste her fear and anger. She's worried her little subject would be lost. She was fascinated by Flutter's lack of holes.

  "I met her yesterday, she's just a filly. She's a changeling, but a little filly."

  The captain rubbed his chin, thinking about this.

"A changeling is a changeling, but a filly can't be too hard to handle. Where is it?"

"'She', Captain, is currently enjoying the sunshine. I promised to protect her and that I shall. It was the only way to get her to trust me."

  Twilight nodded, I made her swear not harm her.

"Twily, I need to see the changeling. There's a lot of lives at stake here."

  Twilight stared at her elder brother, waiting for me to help. I however had a different problem.

"My Queen, there are many guards around the park. They are getting too close to us, we can't leave. Help."

"I am on my way, Sunny."

  I turned to leave the captain when he moved in front of me.

"Emerald, I have to see it."

"There is nothing that will stop you, is there? Very well, you can see her, but do not lay a single hoof on her. Yours or your guard's."

  We made our way to the park and I immediately spotted Sunny and the children. They were huddled against a tree to hide from the passing guards. Nymph spotted me too, and ran down the hill.

"MOMMY!"

  I was tackled down by my child.

"Mommy I'm scared. Those big ponies are gonna take Flutter away!"

"Calm down sweetie, nopony is going to take Flutter."

  Nymph smiled softly and looked up to see the captain. Nymph took one look at him and ran off.

"SUNNY!"

  Shining Armor was full of confusion, it tasted like lemons. He turned to me still confused, while Twilight helped me up.

"What?"

"My son, he knows who you are and guessed why you're here."

"What?"

"He knows you're gonna try something."

"What?"

"Just follow me."

  Sunny was trying to keep Nymph from climbing a tree while we approached them.

"Emerald is everything a-"

  He stopped seeing the captain, every changeling was afraid of him and his wife after the Canterlot invasion. They believed he would make them fly across the sky too, if he found out.

"Sunny, this is Shining Armor, captain of the royal guard. He wishes to see Flutter, where is she?"

"After Pinwheel ran down the hill, she climbed into the tree to hide from him."

  He pointed a hoof at the captain, who remained silent. The guard were getting a little closer to us, I could taste their emotions, mostly they were bored.

"Flutterwing, please come down."

"No! The mean pony is going to hurt me!"

"Flutter, please."

"No!"

"I have chocolate."

"Gimme!"

  She jumped from the tree branch, snatched a chocolate bar I conjured and was now hovering while snacking on the candy. Noling can resist chocolate. The captain stared at her for a few moments before speaking.

"Hello little one, I am-"

"Oh hush! I'm eating."

  Flutterwing turned her back to the captain, who was angry at being hushed.

"Now look here, you are in Equestria and you have to obey our laws. You don't just come here an-"

"I didn't come here, a scout placed me in here. You should just blame my mother, everypony is. 'Silverwing is just bidding her time.' 'Silverwing is just waiting for a reason to go to war.' 'The green queen better look out.'

  It's just so irritating hearing all of that and not being able to kick them in the flank! I'm glad to be gone. Noling is gonna make me go back to that Infernus!"

"Flutterwing!"

  I looked down at the young ling, no creature this young should use that language. I hope Nymph won't pick up this language.

"Captain as Celestia's royal adviser, I advise you to leave."

"As captain of Princess Celestia's royal guard, I will stay. I can't allow this changeling to roam free."

"So you're going to lock her in a cage like some animal."

"If necessary."

"Changelings may have ruined your wedding, but that does not mean all of them are to blame."

  Out of anger I cast a teleportation spell around us and left the captain alone. I knew he wouldn't be able to trace it since it was caused by emotion.