Sit. A special changeling

It was just half a day to go. Sit and his small group that grew up to proud eight members. Sit, Black, Facet, Venom, Blade and three others who joined the group. One of them had a special talent for magic. He had no wings but his horn was a little longer and he was able to cast spells that surpassed the abillities of normal changelings.

His name was Arcane Spellhorn. He joined the group on the fifth day. Facet saw him first and warned the others. Blade and Venom reacted nearly te same time. They were the fastes with reflex. Then Black and Sit. It was a more or less quiet day. Since Venom was part of the group there weren't many attackers. Blade was one of the last who tried. Even the ones who wanted to be part of the group decreased.

So evryone was more or less surprised but since he was small and didn't seem not to make any move to attack them they calmed down assuming that it was one of the changelings who wanted to be part of the group. Venom however stayed on guard. He was always a little different from the others. He never showed any emotion and in fights he took everyone out so fast that noone raelly saw how.

Even Black was a littel afraid of him. Sit however started to trust him and became more relaxed when he was around. He startd to trust him and as he now saw that he was still alarmed by the changeling at the edge of the pit he also kept his attention up.

Suddenly the changeling dissappeared after his horn sparkled a little and just a second later he stood infron of Facet. Facet who was really slow in his reactions took nearly half a second to jump back. Venom didn't take taht long.It seemed he expected it and he reacted fast. Really fast.

Before Facet made his jump back Venom was already past him and tried to attack the weird changeling who stood now in the middle of the pit but he didn't reach him.

As his teeth nearly reached the skin of the changeling he collided with an invisible shield. His teeth scattered and he was throwen back.

"Careful careful my eager friend. Today I did not come to fight. Not this time... I am here to negociate. i want to het access to the higher halls as soon as possible and this group seems to be a great oportunity to get there in a short amount of time." He turns towards Sit ignoring Facet and Venom who both lay at the ground now. Venom bleeds out of his mouth and the first time there is an emotion. Anger.

The cahngeling however walks towards Sit levitating aside Black and Blade who jumped infront of him. He stands infront of Sit who stays surprisingly calm. He heared what the changeling said and understands it and thinks that he won't get in danger as long as he was useful for him. But he couldn't stand the thought to obey him in the end. So he just sat there and waited for what the changeling had to say.

*So you must be the leader of the group i heared so much about. What is your name liquid zombie how they call you out there. I know you have a name like all the others here. You have a weird habit you know?" he now stands directly infront of Sit and is nearly half a head taller and looks down on him.

"Sit. My name is Sit. And do tehy call me like that? Intersting... Anyway what do oyu want? I heared taht you want to get to the upper halls... Like everybody else here. And this group is sure the fastest way all way up. But what makes you thinking that we will accept you? You surely know that its not all about strengh. Venom for example can't stand you and i don't want to mess things up with him. And teh otehrs aren't that happy to see you as well now i think. So why should i take you and lose maybe all of my otehr allies?" Sit stands up to the changeling infront of himas good as he can.

"haha. You're truly smarter then i thought... Well i understand you. And i answer you directly. I am stronger then them. But i get your point though." He turns around towards all teh otehr changelings who are held down on the ground by one of his spells and undoes it. In the same moment the air around him flickers and the shield disappears.

"I am truly sorry. Like i said i didn't come to fight you but you left me no chance. So can you please forgive me and atleast accept me into your group?" He took a nearly submissive pose while talking, bowing his had to the ground and looking to the side. He knew exactly how to act.

Sit realised that and felt a small shiver, amazed by that acting. Blade, Black and Facet however were surprised by it and started to lose their hostile feelings against him. Venom already looked emotionless like always but seemed not to be convinced. Black nodded after a short time.

He wasn't sure bout it but somehow he felt that his anger was gone and he understood how useful the fighting abillities would be.

Blade nodded as well. He somehow started to admire that weird changeling without any wings and a big horn. He was strong even without the abillity to fly and overwhelmed everyonein without even getting touched once. Even not from Venom who was the strongest so far.

Facet was still confused by what was going on but somehow felt okay with letting this strong and appearently smart changeling fight together with him. He smiled and nodded jerky like an insect up and down.

Venom still looked cold and emotionless at the still downbowing protectionless changeling. He realised that the others started to trust him and decided taht it was the smartest thing to just let him. a couple of seconds later he looked away.

"So...Now it seems that everyone is okay with you beeing part of our group, i accept you. you surely know that you need a name and i expect from you to already have one..." Sit relaxed and sighed a little.

"Arcane Spellhorn" He smiled and turned around towards Sit.

"Let us work together well" Arcane reaches out a hoof and smiles even brighter.

"Yeah... Let's hope we will" Sit took his hoof carefully and immeadiently felt a nearly elcrical feeling running through his body. The changeling he jsut touched was overflowing with magic.

The Other two members of the group were something total different. The always sayed close together moved together and spoke together. The reason for taht was that they had and extremely strong thelepatic bond. They were the really really really rare case of two changelings hatching out of one egg.

They were more one beeing then two. That was the reason they had the same name. Brat. An old word for brother in another language that Arcane heard about. He gave them the name as tehy couldn't decide on one.

Both saw what the other saw, heared what the other heared and felt what the other felt. They were one beeing with two bodies in the end. That allowed them to be fearsome enemies. In fighting they lose alot of their synchronity to not make their moves predictable but always cover the other one while attacking in perfect harmony. Because they were basicly one chabgeling with two brains they were extremely smart and fast in acting. It's unnecessary to say taht they looked exactly the same.

Even for Facet who could see much much better then anyone else. Even he couldn't tell any different between them. He also saw that they really moved at the same moment without any delay.

Of course they were also able to act on their own and alone. If they watend they could talk alone and act alone. Both were just totally alike then as well.

They were the last ones who wanted to be part of the group on their own. They appeared similliar to Arcane. They were suddenly standing at the edge of the pit but they spoke before they entered the pit.

"Hello down there. I heared about you. And I want to ask you if i can be part of it as well. The place down here sucks and you guys are the fastest way up I think. And I hope I didn't fight all the otheres to get here for nothing... So can I come down and talk with you one same grounds?*

From the very first word they said everyone exept Venom looked at them surprised. Especcially Facet. he couldn't tell who was who what really was surprising for him. In the first moment he just thought that that was a trick.

Sit was the first who recovered from his surprised staring on the unusual duo.

"U-Uhm sure! Come down uhm... You two..." he was still not sure what was going on and so he just decided to see what would happpen from now on. The otehr of the group didn't move. Black and Arcane still surprised while Blade already got over it and Facet still was struggling with telling who was who. Venom already was standing in a position he could easily jump on them if neccessary.

"Okay." both jumped down and landed in the exact same moment. They then started to walk towards the group in perfect synchronisation. While one looked left at Venom, Facet and Blade, the otehr one looked right at Black and Arcane.

Both walked towards Sit and as nobody made a move to stop them they walked until they stood directly infront of him. Both were taller then him. They were even taller as Blade but smaller as Venom and Black.

"So you are the liquid undead I suppose? You sat here like you were the leader. In the center of them all. So are you this... Sit?" Sit glimpsed at Arcane who smiled in a way that told Sit that he used one of the food breaks to spread rumors.

"Yes... That is me. So I think I get what makes you two special. You are out of the same egg aren't you? i heared as other changelings talked bout you. You share basicly one mind do you?" He looked away from Arcane while he spoke back to the 'twins' infront of him.

"Oh yes. We two are out of one egg. I am amazed you know bout us. Well And it is not true that i sahe the same mind with him" Both made a slight move with their head towards each other.

"But we don't share the same mind. Yes it is true that we see what the otehr one sees and that we share also all otehr senses and our thoughts but I am still an individual even if i am pretty similliar to my brother here." Now they pointed on each other.

"I-I see... Uhm sorry but that is a little bit... New for me. So give me a second... So anyway. You two want to be part of this group to get to the upper floors fast? Understandable.. And your talent is really... Interesting for sure. Well and it seems noone has something against it... Sure... After one test. You two will fight for one minute with me. When you manage to prevent me from taking one of you over then you can stay." Sit took a step back and took a relaxed position that could change in not even a second to a perfect jumping position.

"Fine. I see and understand taht you need prove of our use. So I shall battle against you. If I just have to last a minute then it's no problem. My brother" Again this confusing parallel movement towards each other. Both were jumping a short way apart of each otehr and took a position that looked strangely. They faced each otehr with their sides and nearly their backs. Both had turned their head slightly towards Sit to keep him in their firld of vision. And then something happened.

Facet saw it first. They started to breath in a different rythm. Also their slight movements and vibrations on their bodies became unsynchrone. But just barely. Not even a half second at max.

Sit nodded. He took his postion as well and after he made sure everyone was standing far enough away so that the three could fight without any problems he launched himself towards the left twin.

He reacted as he predicted and made a small step back to get a better hold against the impact that must come any moment. But the otehr one reacted totally different. He launched himself towards Sit who was in midair and barely saw the movement in the corner of his eyes.

If he wouldn't have turned liquid Sit wouldn't have managed to get into that form. The right twin was so fast and hit him against the head that a normal changeling would have taken serious damage. Sit however just splattered to the side but it stopped his attack. The rest of his pody jsut slammed agaisnt the first twin and coverd him in the black fluid.

But without the head the rest of the body wasn't able to move and so it jsut dribbled down from him and gathered at the ground. Sits head also gathered together and moved fastly towards the still covered changeling not far from him. But this time that one surprised him. Despite his eyes closed because of the liquid he dodged Sits attack with flying up suddenly.

Sit missed and landed in the puddle under the now flying changeling. He pulled hisself together as good as he could and pretendet to jump up after the flying changeling but changed directions just before he left the ground with falling to the side and pushing then towards the one who was still on the ground and now pretty surprised,

But again Sits attack didn't bring the succes he hoped for. The moment before he reached the still not moving changeling the flying one kicked in. Literaly.

With one of his hooves he splattered Sits head again but this time was Sit prepared. He had felt the wind from the wings of the other one and instead of jsut splattering he stayed sticky and was now at the hoof of the flying attacker. He crawled up really fast before one of the twins could react was Sit already inside the head of the flying one who was still moving towards the ground in a pretty unlucky ankle.

As he crusehd on the ground he didn't feel anything anymore because Sit had already took him out. The otehr Twin just stood there confused over the suddenly broken link to his brother.

But Sit knew that he took over a minute so he knew he lost. He didn't bother long inside the head of the Twin and after he checked his brain he left the twin and gathered everything what was spilled of his body together. As he had put himself into a solid form again the twin was already awake again and stood next to his brother.

Both looked to the ground not knowing that they were the winners. Sit smiled gently as he stood directly infront of them.

"Congratualtions. You won. It took me exactly one minute and seven seconds to take one of you out." He touched both of them at the shoulder.

Both looked up the same moment absolutely surprised about what they jsut heared. They were back in synchronisation again and moved at perfectly the same moment.

"Oh great. Didn't think I made it in time. So that means me and my brotehr are now part of the group?"

"Yeah. That's what it means. Now some rest you two... But one other thing. I request of you to think of a name." He looked at both before he let go of them.

Several hours passed sinse then. None of them could decide on a name and as finally Arcane stepped in with an idea everyone was annoyed by the confusing and loud converstaion the twins had the hours.

"In the mind of that unicorn i entered the last time to learn new spell was also a book in a language from far over the ocean. I could decipher it with ease of course and one of the words was for brother. So why do you not name yourself Brat. I know, I know. If you speak it otehr its brat and that is a child but if you pronounce the A different. a littel longer and all then it is the word for brother in that language. And until you don't have better suggestions I advice you to take this one." He looked at both and saw taht they were okay with it. He clapped his hoof and turned around glad to make the two shut up after all the hours of loud talking and fighting between them.

And now the last day way slowly coming to its end. The entire group was preparing for elaving the pit. Some after a long, some after just a short time. For most it was exiting because they would leave it forever this time. Sit stood on a stone what made him jsut as tall as Black was. In the entire wekk he was now in the pit he still didn't seem to got older as much as Blade who was even younger then Sit. Now Blade looked older.

"My comrades. We will leave the pit in a few hours from now on. I don't think that we will encounter any more idiots who try to stand up against us. I am glad to know that we eight stood it through together. I especcially thank Black who kept an eye on me since the first day. But don't think that I thank you no. Facet you did a great job as guard and warning us, Blade you faought well and protected me more then one time. Venom. You helped us out of a situation what was the sure death for us so really tahnk you, Arcane. Your knoweldge about magic kept us safe the last days and will provide us good use in the future i think. And Brat. You tow sure have great fighting skills taht get even improved with your natural abillities. So I am looking ofrward to see how you two get into a fight with the intent to kill. Now my comrades. Let's wait here until the royal drones come and get us. I don't want to destroy everything now jsut because we left the pit to early." he ended his speech with jumpind down from the stone. Now he looked even more like a child.

Noone noticed it so far because they were always in a stressed situation. But now that everyone was realxed and waiting for the last few hours to pass they realised it. He looked just one or two weeks old at max. Changelings in their young ages make one year for a pony in one month and they hatch out of the egg when they are nearly done with their childhood. But Sit seemed not to be even near the end of it.

Arcane who was the most intelligent, estimated him on maybe eleven pony years. But he did still make the appearence of a leader somehow. Something in his way to move and talk made him fitting for that role. He was the one who kept them all together. Who gathered them in the first place. Now they were standing behind him ready to follow this still unbelievable weak looking changeling without horn and wings.

Sit turned around and smiled.

"Let's survive this together until we get all the way up alright?"

Everyone was surprised but one after another they nodded.

"Good. I' m glad i have all you here. I wouldn't have made it alone until here. So let's wait for it now and hope for the best." He turned around again and looked up to the edge of the pit, waiting for the royal drones to appear.