I Can Change

I Can Change

Written by ZekeOfTheFreaks

For aliveleah, a friend from Roblox, whose friendly nature inspired this story.

“People say you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone. Truth is, you knew what you had, you just never thought you’d lose it.” –Anonymous

Prologue

Equality was a simple stallion. He had a well-groomed black coat, an expertly coiffed white mane, and a personality that anypony could ask for. He led a great life, and had a few close friends growing up, but now here he is, ascending to the heavens because he couldn’t shake his emotions. His story is one of love, loss, and life, in multiple aspects.

It was a calm evening, and just outside of Ponyville's hospital, a newborn colt was being taken home by his new mother, Constance. She had just been through a long, tough pregnancy, not just because of the fact that her husband had died only a few months ago, but also because she knew before her pregnancy that her child would be different from all the other foals in Equestria. However, being the pro-life pony that she was, she knew her foal would want to live, so she went through with it, despite the fact that she knew her foal would have a tough life.

Constance knew that her new colt would be different from others, given the fact that he had glowing green-blue eyes, a black coat, a snowy white mane (which he inherited from her), and an uncanny ability to mimic the appearance of others (even if he couldn't control when he changed, or how he would look). Her son, as anypony could expect at this point, was part changeling. She knew that having a son with changeling blood in him would result in their son being considered an outcast, and she'd never be able to give him the chance to live a normal life that he deserved. She spent the next three years of their lives living in secrecy, cutting off any link she had with any of her friends, family, or any other ponies that may have known her, in order to protect her son from anypony who would want to separate them.

It was Constance's son's third birthday. He had grown up to be a very smart colt, almost rivaling a typical honor-roll student at Cheerilee's school. He had already mastered how to walk, how to speak, and, to both his benefit and Constance's, how to transform into anypony upon command. Since he could finally appear to be a normal pony, Constance was finally able to take him outside, and experience the outdoors. Three days after the colt's birthday, the colt and was with his mother at a hillside park, when he asked her,

"Mommy, just how big is our world?"

"Our world is bigger than anypony out there can travel. And it's full of many wonderful ponies to meet." This put a grin on the colt's face. "It would make me the happiest mare in Equestria if you could go out and make some friends. I can't keep you stuck in the house forever, and it would really help you in life if you could get to experience how valuable it is to have other ponies to befriend and care for. I decided that, in about a year from now, I'm going to enroll you in Ms. Cheerilee's school." Equality was eager to finally have a chance to receive an education. "Also, I want you to know that everypony has something to offer, so treat everypony the way you want to be treated, Equality." The name "Equality" had just been given to him at that point, because Constance knew that he wouldn't be safe meeting other ponies until he learned how to master transformation. She knew that he would be able to treat everypony with equal respect, so she named him "Equality". He really liked that name, and, as if it was destined to happen, he received his cutie mark then and there, which looked like a neon-green equals sign.