That Pony's A Spy!? (Jason)

Jason looked at himself, then looked around him, finding that no one was currently nearby his location, which to him, was a godsend, considering the form he had apparently taken when arriving in Equestria. Jason quickly searched for a hiding spot, where he could think up a form to use as a disguise, as well as plan out how he would integrate himself into Equestrian society without raising too much suspicion. Over about ten yards from his position, was an old, dilapidated building, that looked like it hadn't been used in years, which made a perfect hiding spot for now.

Throwing caution to the wind, Jason leaped into the building through one of the broken windows, thankful for his chitinous exterior, for he landed on top of a bunch of broken glass that obviously hadn't been cleaned up. 'Sweet, not even ten minutes, and this body already saves my life, sort of.' With nothing else to do, Jason thought of what to do next. Though he was a changeling, that alone really couldn't stop him from leading a normal life in Equestria; he just had to figure out how to overcome that one obstacle.

Seeing as there wasn't anypony inside the building, nor around the outside, Jason could think aloud to himself, for which he was thankful, and had decided to take advantage of. Talking to himself helped him think better, after all. No, he isn't crazy, that's just how he is.

"Alright, so I can't necessarily go to Rainbow Dash, cause she would just clobber me on sight, then fly away to warn everyone that there was a changeling in town; Fluttershy would hide in a deep dark corner of her own home and not come out for days; Rarity would probably throw things at me until I left the town. Pinkie, is another story altogether.... she'd just drive me insane right now, and I don't really need that at the moment. Applejack would more than likely tie me up, then ask me a thousand and one questions, only to doubt the authenticity of my answers, until probably a few days later, and by then I'd probably be dead from not getting any nourishment. That leaves Twilight Sparkle, the bookworm; sure, she'd probably ask me a million and one questions, but I could easily win her over with a logical argument, or just trigger her scientific curiosity in order to get her to shut up and listen long enough for me to explain. Okay, Purple Smart it is."

Jason got up to leave the building, only to remember that he was a changeling. "Oh, right, I need a new form, and a name. Jason doesn't really fit in with the rest of the names in Equestria." Jason sat there for a moment, tapping a fore hoof to his chin, before coming up with a form that would suit him, and that wasn't anyone else's real body. "Ah, this should do as a form, now I just need a name.... but first, I think I should try to change into that body." Jason concentrated, bringing forth his new changeling magic, willing himself to change forms into the body that he thought up. At first, there was a tingly feeling, like static, but all over his body, then he felt his body changing into that of a unicorn. This took place in all of five seconds, though it felt like five minutes to Jason.

Jason looked over his new body, seeing that the transformation was exact, from his white coat, green mane and tail, to his eye color and horn, though he noticed something that he didn't think of: he had a cutie mark. This cutie mark that had apparently come out of nowhere, was a reverse single clef, which was eerily similar to Vinyl Scratch's very own reverse double clef cutie mark. Thinking nothing of it, Jason moved on to other matters, namely, figuring out his new name.

"Well, I can't really use a pony name, because there probably would be another pony in this town that already has that name, which leaves me with using names that would fit a changeling, though that wouldn't be too bad. Using a changeling name would mean that I don't have to memorize two names for two different forms. Hmm, I've always had a thing for the night sky, and I kinda like walking around at night, and in darkness.... so, maybe, Erebus? Yeah, that'll work. Cool, I've got a new name."

Jason Erebus exited the building, and upon getting outside, he noticed that the stuff he brought with him was all still just laying on the ground, undisturbed. 'Oh, thank Luna nopony touched my stuff, I would've died if it went missing.' Erebus was about to pick up all the cases with his teeth, but then he remembered that he was a unicorn. Smiling sheepishly, Erebus closed his eyes and concentrated, envisioning the cases floating before him; he opened his eyes, and was surprised to see that they were floating in front of his face. It wasn't until then that he realized something, he never learned how to walk as a pony, yet here he was, walking with as much ease as someone that had been a pony all their life. 'Huh, must be bodily instinct kicking in. Nice. Now, off to Twilight's house.' This was the exact moment that Erebus had realized that in all honesty, that he was lost.

Erebus' ears flattened against his head, "Oh buck me with a rake! You've got to be kidding me, I'm completely lost! Just great."

"What'cha lookin' for," asked a high-pitched, bubbly voice, which came from right behind him. Erebus' only immediate response to being startled like that was to let out the most girliest of shrieks that anyone has ever known. Not only did Erebus jump nearly ten feet in the air, but his stuff went flying all over the place, the furthest flying case was about thirty feet away from him. Erebus looked behind him, finding none other than Pinkie Pie. 'Great, that's JUST what I needed, universe, Pinkie Pie. Thanks a lot, now I have to deal with her all the way to the library.'

Erebus sighed, and finally responded to Pinkie, "Hey, you nearly gave me a heart attack. Oh well, I can't really do anything about it. You asked what I was looking for, right?" Pinkie smiled, "Abso-diddly-utely!" Thankfully, Erebus smiled. "Well, I'm looking for the library, I have a few things I need to talk about with someone that can understand my predicament." Pinkie started bouncing, "Hey, Twilight lives at the library! Maybe she could answer your questions! Oopsie, I almost forgot, my name's Pinkie Pie, what's yours?" Erebus held out a hoof, which was promptly bumped by Pinkie's own hoof, "My name's Erebus, it's meaning is of darkness, shadows." "Erebus, that's a nice name. Erebus, air-o-bus, arabus, are a bus, are on a bus! Hey, maybe you could drive a bus through Ponyville, that would be great!" Erebus scratched his head with a fore hoof, "Wait, I didn't know that Equestria had vehicles that used fossil fuels." Pinkie merely laughed, "Fossil fuels? How could something use fossils as fuel?" Sighing, Erebus shook his head, "Never mind, let's gather my stuff and head to the library."

After finding all of his stuff, Erebus got Pinkie to lead him to the library without incident, which was peaceful, but odd. He was surprised that she hadn't brought out Gummy, or gasped really loudly and sped away, which is what usually happens when a new pony arrives. No, the pair walked serenely towards the library, and Erebus' stuff gently floated along behind them. Pinkie just hummed to herself the whole way there, probably thinking of what kind of party to plan for the newcomer, though know one truly knows what goes on inside Pinkie's mind.

They finally made it to the library, when Pinkie turned to Erebus, "Here you are, Golden Oaks Library, home of Princess Twilight Sparkle and her trusty assistant Spike the dragon, and royal pet Owlowiscious! See you later, I've got a party to plan!" Immediately after that was said, Pinkie bounced off in a seemingly random direction, leaving behind Erebus, and a party invitation. 'Oh, when did she get the time to make this?' Erebus opened the invitation, only to find that there was another inside that one. 'Wait, there's two... Oh, maybe one's for Twilight and Spike.' Separating the two invitations and closing the one, Erebus knocked on the door, which was promptly answered by Spike. "Hey, is Twilight in? I need to speak to her about some important stuff." Spike poked Erebus in the nose, "First of all, it's Princess Twilight, and yes, she's available, but don't do anything funny, or you'll be sorry."

During the confrontation, Twilight was making her way down the stairs, so naturally she heard the conversation that went on between Spike and the newcomer. "Spike! What have I told you about doing that? You do know that I can protect myself, right?" Spike hung his head sullenly, "Yes Twilight, but I was just looking out for you." "It's alright Spike, I'm not mad. It's just that it's a little rude to treat other ponies like that when they come to the door. You do know that this is technically a public library, right?" "Yeah, I kind of keep forgetting that part, cause we live here." Erebus poked his head in through the doorway, "Um, can I come in? I have a few things I need to talk about with you, Princess." Twilight blinked, "Yeah, sure, come on in."

Erebus walked into the library, "Have a seat over by the table, you can set your stuff down there." Now that he was seated, Erebus was able to take in the view of most of the library. 'It's a bit bigger than I expected, though that makes sense, considering it's a public library.' Any further thought was interrupted by the serene melody that was Twilight Sparkle's voice, "Now, what was it that you wanted to talk with me about?" She was levitating a quill and parchment off to the side, and Spike was just sitting there, looking awkwardly at nothing in particular. 'So, he's too used to taking notes for Twilight that he doesn't know what to do at the moment...' "I'm sorry, but this is kind of sensitive, so could I ask for a bit of privacy between me and Princess Twilight?" Spike just grumbled and went upstairs, entered a room and shut the door.

"Sorry, usually Spike isn't like this. Now, what's on your mind?"

With no way to beat around the bush, Erebus just came out with it in the most blunt way possible. "Twilight, I'm a Changeling."

There was only one response, though it was so undignified of a princess, that if word went out to Canterlot that it came from the mouth of Twilight Sparkle, she would be heckled for weeks on end. A response so repulsive that it border lined on completely asinine. There was only one word that came out of the mouth of Twilight Sparkle. A single, solitary word, that expressed all her thoughts, yet none of them at all. A response that had been used many, many times before by humanity, when they found something that just didn't make sense, and couldn't find anything else to say.

"What?"