Author's Note

No edit, no checks, just read and enjoy. Sorry it took me so long but a lot has happened and to little time allowed me to work on this as well as my commissions.
Hopefully before the end of next month, my book would be published.
As for the stories, they will continue, with my primary focuses on Four Villianesses and Awakening. Hopefully I will start releasing my stories out more and more but that wont be until next month or after, once I find a stable job.

With that, I am going to ask if there will be anyone who want to be my co-writer. They will help check, correct, rewrite and finalize my work for my books. (Note this is part of the furry fandom rather than mlp.) I am willingly to pay for it but we must speak on terms on what will happen. We can speak online or phone don't matter but I still ask for those to help with my stories.

Happy reading!

A Changeling of a Situation Pt. 1

Four Villainesses vs. Dusk Shine
A Changeling of a Situation

Dusk Shine regretted not being able to stop Spike from leaving, let alone go after him, but just knowing that he was still in the shower trying to get rid of the stench of… bodily fluids from Eris. Though the fluids and the current smell washed away easily, the overall smell still lingered and still tickled his nose at the back.

Coming out of the shower though, he still felt disgusting and somewhat ashamed.

It was subtle and almost hard to smell but he knew that just because he couldn’t smell it, didn’t mean that others couldn’t. Eris and Nightmare Moon had covered him in enough secretions to ward of any of his friends. If he tried to explain, they would either wouldn’t believe him or think that he is secretly with other mares, or if they did believe him, they would try to contact the Princesses.

But… that would mean that they would be targeted by them or their families. It was situations like this that got him panicked or anxious or even crazy but… it felt hopeless and it hurt him knowing that he couldn’t do much to help himself or his friends.

Even if he were to get in contact with the Princesses in quick time, it still wouldn’t be enough to take them all. Nightmare Moon and Eris were taken down by the Elements of Harmony, while Chrysalis was taken down by Shinning Armor and Cadance. Silhouette was taken down by Spike and Cadance with the Crystal Heart…

They could all attack simultaneously or together, making it that much more difficult to take them on. Together, they could overwhelm the Princesses. The Elements of Harmony were currently holding up the tree of Harmony so they couldn’t be able to use that either. The real problem was Eris and Nightmare Moon. Eris herself could alter reality anyway she wanted and Nightmare Moon has the power of Luna.

…The others may not be able to compare to Eris or Nightmare but they have near level if not, same level of powers as them. One by one, they could take out each Princess and his friends. Even with the Elements of Harmony, how quickly could they be worked on each of the four villainesses? Nightmare Moon got hit by it before, so what will make him think it will work again? Same with Eris. Chrysalis could be dealt with but she has an army of Changelings at her disposal and Silhouette could be beaten with the Crystal Heart… but then Cadance would have to bring it here and that is the only thing powering the Crystal Empire.

So many options and yet it all comes down to them beating her friends and the Princesses together or taking them out individually. If that wasn’t stressful enough, the very fact that his friends might not even want to be near him because of his… odor… doesn’t make things any better.

Could this week get any worse?

… It seemed as though fate would have heard him and he heard the inevitable knock of his friends.

“Yoo Hoo! Dusk, Darling. Are you in there?” The voice belonged to none other than Rarity.

“Great.” He muttered to himself. He really wanted to invite her in but just knowing what has been done to him, it pained him to make up a lie. “Rarity is that you?” he said in a fake hoarse voice. (Heh hoarse.) Umm… I’m sorry Rarity!” He gave a fake cough. “I uh… am not feeling to well and I… don’t want you to get sick.”

There was a pause.

“Is that why Spikey came back saying that he couldn’t be around you?”

So he didn’t tell her anything. That was good and so he played it and hopefully Spike would go with it.

“Yeah.” Another fake cough. “I am sorry I can’t open up for you.” He gave another intense coughing this time with hacking. Even though there was a door between them, he could have sworn that he heard Rarity cringe.

“That’s… alright darling.” She said with some distaste but sincerely. “I just came by because I wanted to know if you would join me at the Spa. Fluttershy said she would have joined me but something had come up and she seemed… really disappointed.”

Damn it all to Tartarus! Now Fluttershy was either hurt or embarrassed by his odor. Imagine if Rarity had come in and was instantly hit by his odor. Celestia knows if it actually would affect her outright or just have her run away. Even if she didn’t smell him, what would Fluttershy say to Rarity or the others? What can he really say?

“I wish I can go Rarity,” he faked another cough. “But I wouldn’t want to ruin your spa trip with my,” he gave another hacking and coughing. “…sickness.” He finished.

There was another pause followed by a hoof shuffle.

“Well… that is very kind of you dear.” She paused. “May I come in?” The door knob was jiggled to open, but Dusk quickly used his magic to lock the door. The nob locked and the door remained shut. When Rarity failed to open the door, there was a puff and finally a sigh.

“Dusk… if you don’t wish to see me,” she said, almost sadly. “That is fine, but I don’t need to be lied to dear. I may not be Applejack, but I can tell a liar from his lie. I may love gossip and all that nonsense but I can tell when one article is the truth and one isn’t, the same can go for ponies dear.”

Dusk paused. Rarity was as smart as she was beautiful and at times, she knew when something was wrong. But she knew it had nothing to do with the Villainesses or Fluttershy.

“Is this about what happened to Fluttershy?” Oh, Fuck you Universe! FUCK YOU!

“I… I honestly wish I could tell you.” He said, forgetting the fake sickness, now that the charade is over. “Fluttershy is part of it but I honestly can’t tell you more than that.”

A pause before she followed.

“Is it personal problems, Dusk?”

Never in his life had his heart hurt more than this. Lying to his best friend and worse not able to give a hint about it. For all he knew, Eris could have been hiding in his room and hear every word of his conversation. With a heavy sigh and even heavier heart, he spoke clearly.

“I am sorry Rarity. You are my… greatest friend… all of you are but I feel like I need to face this alone.”

Another pause before Rarity sighed.

“Well… if that is what you wish for Dusk, so be it, but know this… whatever you are dealing with, you can overcome it and you are never alone.”

With that, her hoof steps could be heard walking away. Dusk wanted to call out to her but stopped. Anything he said now would either drive her away or get her into trouble.

Dusk didn’t know how long he sat there, staring at the door. It felt like hours but only a few minutes pass, as his heart unevenly. Rarity is one of his friends that he enjoyed because of her ever generosity. Hence her Element but sometimes she would go out of her comfort zone just to giving out for her friends, from facing a dreaded dragon, to going into the dirtiest muds to traveling long distances with a hurt hoof. She would do that for her friends.

Same with Fluttershy. Poor dear was scared of just practically everything and yet, she would heal the sick or wounded with her kindness. She would ‘Stare’ down roughly any foe that would harm her friends, would endure tornadoes just to help Ponyville, and even try to fight a horde of changelings.

There was no other pony like Pinkie Pie though… nopony can even come close to her. She would go to the ends of the earth… probably even farther, just to make someone smile. Whether they were born grumpy or have a bad day, she would make that person smile.

Rainbow Dash, the loyalist of his friends. True loyalty like hers you can’t find in a lot of ponies, especially ones who would give up her lifelong dream of joining the Wonderbolts for her friends. Fight dragons, sure. Kick Changeling tail… that too. But she would always stick by her friends of they really needed her.

Though head strong, literally, head strong on a body that can take on a hundred apple trees a day and still be honest about her day, Applejack was a great pony. She could pick up an honest pony like she could with a barrel with strength and passion. She is hardheaded like Rainbow Dash but she will be honest about it.

He knew how all of his friends can be and despite that, they will still go the distance to try and help him. He knew that they would literally risk their lives for him and him they. He has done it before and he would do it again…

The door busted open with Spike running in with a letter in his claws.

“Dusk! Letter from…” he paused as the smell had hit him. Dusk immediately casted a spell over his body and soon the smell lifted.

Spike was left to look at the embarrassed colt he called ‘brother’.

“Uh… Ill ignore the spell and the smell if you would at least tell me what the hay is going on?” he asked in a somewhat serious manner, which in rare occasions were serious.

Dusk inhaled deeply. “Nightmare-Moon-Eris-Queen-Chrysalis-Queen Silhouette-allcamebacktogethertoseekrevengeonemeonwhatIdidtotheminthepastandtheyplantodothatbyrapingmeondiffrentdaysandcoveringmeintherejuicesjustsomyfriendscangeteitherjealousorangryatmeforbeingwithothermaresandnothemtherebyremovingtheElementsofHarmonyoutofthewaysotheycantakeoverEquestriaandfinishtheirrevengebygettingridofmemyfriendsandtheprinceses!” he finished with a large exhale before inhaling and trying to regain his breath. He said all that in a matter of seconds, Pinkie Pie would be impressed.

Meanwhile Spike looked at his brother, trying to figure out if he was lying, or if he was crazy or if he was telling the truth. He could be all three at the same time, mostly crazy… really crazy but then again, that would explain the odd… feminine smell that radiated off of his body like the glimmering shine of a new ruby.

With a shrug of his shoulders, Spike answered.

“Okay, I believe you.”

Dusk exhaled and fell flat forward onto his belly and looked up at his litter brother.

“Really?”

Spike nodded but seemed a bit disturbed.

“Yeah… it would explain the smell coming of you. And why you were covered in… whatever they covered you in.” His last words were of either disgust or intrigued. “Not to mention that would explain where you have been gone.”

Dusk sighed a bit sadly. “IF I try to tell anypony, including my friends or the princesses, they will go after them or their families. Whether together or separately, we couldn’t take them all at once.”

Spike felt bad for him and quickly gave him a quick hug, trying not to get the smell on him before letting go.

“Hey we’ll think of something. We always do and even if you can’t tell anypony else, well, maybe instead of trying to fight them you could… I don’t know, change them?”

Dusk looked at him questionably.

“What do you mean?”

Spike shrugged.

“Well… I mean… they can’t all be evil right? At one point, Nightmare Moon was Luna, so maybe she has her goodness. Eris hasn’t really… you know… harmed anypony or let alone make somepony suffer. Chrysalis gives me the creeps and all but I think that when she attacked us in Canterlot, she was only trying to find food for her kind. And for Silhouette… just like Nightmare Moon, she is possessed so maybe she can be cured.”

Dusk was stunned by Spike’s words. Once again, he proved that he was smarter than most ponies. He was already smarter than a lot of foals and right now he proved that he may be smarter than most adult ponies. And at a few points, he had proved he was smarter than Dusk.

“Wow.” Was all he said. Spike grinned.

“Yeah I know.” He said a bit cockily. “So… I won’t tell the girls anything yet. Maybe we can give a letter to the Princess. Whatever it is, we will fix it.”

Dusk gave a small nod before he realized that Spike was holding a letter in his claws.

“What’s the letter for?”

“Oh. Princess Celestia sent a letter. Something about meeting her on the field.”

Dusk quickly grabbed the letter and lifted to his eyes. He scanned the letter and quickly read it.

“Princess Celestia wants to meet us on the field! Something about a special assignment. And to bring the Elements of Harmony with us.” He gave a confused look. Spike shrugged again.

“Well we have to go meet her. You go round up the girls and I’ll get the Elements.”

“Right.” Just before he left, he commented. “I would also figure out a way to get rid of that smell off of you. Girls might not want to be around if you if you smell like… that?”

“But I have already put a smell dampening spell on me.” Dusk said.

Spike gave a snort.

“I’m a dragon, Dusk. Magic don’t work on me as well as it you think, remember? Once you try a spell on me, it won’t work again.”

Dusk remembered, so the spell must be on but to Spike, he didn’t have it on. Dusk sighed. “Right… well I casted the spell and hopefully it will work. It may not work on you but I hope it works on everypony else.”

Spike nodded before leaving to get the girls, leaving Dusk to get the Elements.

So it turned out the letter lead them out to the field where the other Elements were gathered and were to meet Celestia for a special assignment. That special assignment however being something totally and completely unexpected.

“You are to try and reform Eris.” She brought the statue of Eris which had them all on super edge and not only that but it had Dusk sweating bullets. However, about a billion different emotions had also passed through him though the biggest one was, ‘WHAT THE FUCK?!?!”

“I understand the risks of what Eris has done. But I believe that if she were to be reformed, her magic could greatly benefit Equestria if she were to serve for good instead of evil. I trust you, Dusk Shine, with this very task.”

Dusk felt sick to his stomach as his mentor kept mention the goddess who raped him not few hours ago, not to mention that she was the reason that she was going to threaten his friends and family and the princesses. Though that begged the question how and why she was back in stone.

Was it a trick of some kind? Did she actually come to him and rape him or was that some kind of illusion? Even if she was free, why go back to being stone and pretend to accept reformation? So many questions ran through his head but only one thing came up. If you could change her, would you?

With the task in mind and Fluttershy being helmed to be in charge of reforming Eris, Dusk and the other’s took their Elements.

“Alright girls, get ready. As soon as she is free, keep your Elements on in case he decides to go chaos.” All nodded. With that, he closed his eyes before opening them up and white filled his vision.

One episode’s worth of a day later….

Dusk entered home along with Spike. The whole day was so… chaotic. (Pun intentions and not). Eris was a hoof full and it took a long while before Fluttershy could get her to realize that Friendship is Magic, without the use of the Elements. Fluttershy had proved that even the most evil of creatures can be changed.

During the whole time however, Eris seemed pretty much focused on Fluttershy rather than him. A few glances and winks here and there but otherwise, she didn’t say anything that has happened between the two.

Night had come and the day was ending. Dusk sighed as he let his spell go, quickly letting the room fill with the scent. Spike already knew the smell to well that he now build a tolerance for it, though he still complained it was overbearing.

Just as they were both to head to bed, they both heard the sound of books falling down stairs. Dusk looked to Spike. “You did close the door right?”

Spike looked to Dusk.

“You were the last one to enter dude.”

Dusk sighed.

“It might be Owlicious.” However, they also heard the sound of hoof steps moving around downstairs. Dusk quickly went downstairs followed by Spike who was holding a broom for defense. Where the broom came from… that was a good question but he was holding it for defense.

Dusk saw that there were a few books out of their shelves and on the floor. There didn’t look like there was anypony there.

“Owlicious?”

Out of the corner of his eyes, two black shapes jumped from the shadows and landed on Dusk. “Dusk!” cried Spike. The two forms held him down but were quickly smacked away by Spike’s broom.

Dusk quickly got on his hooves and shook his head.

“You okay?” Dusk nodded and focused on the two shapes. He saw that they had blue eyes and could almost see green on their bodies. Quickly lighting up his horn, he saw that they were two changelings.

“Changelings!”

An evil laughter was heard and green flames erupted from the floor, soon Chrysalis’s form took place and appeared before Dusk.

“My, my.” Spoke the Changeling Queen. “It seems that we have caught dear Dusk Shine’s eyes.”

Soon more changelings appeared out of the shadows of the room and Dusk and Spike were surrounded. Quickly caught off guard, Spike was instantly grabbed by three changelings.

“Dusk!”

“Spike!” Dusk quickly charged his horn and fired several blasts at the changelings but they quickly jumped out of the way and disappeared with green flames. “SPIKE!” He was about to go after him but changelings blocked his way.
Angered, Dusk charged his horn but was stopped when Chrysalis quickly wrapped her own magic around Dusk’s horn cancelling his magic.

She tsked. “Now we can’t have that now dear Dusk. We wouldn’t you to ruin out little fun.” She giggled which was then echoed by her changelings.

“WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH SPIKE YOU BITCH!” He yelled though it had no real power to the Canterlot voice, it was still loud enough to which shook the books of the shelves. Chrysalis shook her head, trying to get rid of the ringing of her ear.
“Not so loud,” She said, somewhat not fearful or worried about the anger radiating from Dusk. “You might wake the neighbors and then we won’t have fun.” Her smirk grew back.

Dusk snorted and quickly charged at Chrysalis with his horn aiming at her. However, he was quickly pounced on by a lot of changelings. This instantly brought him down to his stomach. Looking up, he saw that Chrysalis was standing over him.

“Oh Dusk. Do you really believe that I wouldn’t be prepared for you? As much as I would like to play games, I believe that you and I have… pleasantries to attend to.” She giggled evilly.

“What have you done with Spike!” he demanded.

“Oh your little lizard friend?” she paused before giving a grin. “Oh I am pretty sure my changelings will take… ‘GOOD CARE’ of him.” With that she laughed once again and this time covered his vision.

Below in the basement with Spike and the Changelings.

“NO! Please Stop! Your… Your killing me! I can’t breathe!”