Searching for Answers

Pacing in an alley away from the prying eyes of those ponies, I reflect on the sudden change of circumstances I find myself in. I am so very annoyed by this... WHY DID IT HAVE TO BE PINK! At first I thought the increase in guard activity was funny. I was going to go on a killing spree, just to prove that there was nothing they could do to stop me, then I was going to use the paranoia of the unknown crazed monster to try and get me into the castle out of pity. With how they have acted so far, I have yet to see a reason why the guards would leave a lone mare on the streets with a dangerous monster on the loose. Now though, the guards are everywhere, and the entire city is surrounded in a MOTHER-FUCKING PINK *BARRIER!* So many questions, I have no idea where to start. What even IS that? What is holding a barrier of that size? What is it made of? Why is it pink!? Why do they have a barrier up? Why are there guards everywhere? What is going on!?

I killed one person. That should not call for this, even if his death was brutal. I have many reasons to believe something else is going on here, as this is ridiculously overboard for one death, and the only thing a barrier would accomplish is locking themselves in with the murderer. Something outside of my knowledge must be happening. I hate not knowing things, but I have no idea how I could figure out what is going on! The guards aren't much help. It seems like they only recruit mutes, or they got extensive training on being silent assholes. As for the residents, everyone here is too much of a snob to talk to me! How am I supposed to get into the castle now?

Maybe I would have had better luck if I didn't eat that guy. I was too quick to resort to killing. If I had waited a bit and gotten kidnapped or something, then I could have killed him in his own home and stolen his appearance. At the very least I would not be on the streets. Now though, there are guards watching everything and I have no where to serve as a base, as well as no supplies to help me accomplish my goals... Unless... I have an idea. I don't need to sneak past the guards. They are going to let me in... When did I get on the wall? Somehow, during my absent minded pacing, I had gone vertical and was currently walking back and forth along a wall. I am glad no one came along during my scheming. This would be very difficult to explain. I really need to pay more attention to my surroundings, else one of these days something horrible is going to catch me completely off-guard.

"Oh yeah, kinda forgot that this body is a giant insect. Neat!"

All distractions aside, it is time to put my genius plan in action!

"GET BACK HERE THIEF!"

I laughed as I heard the shout from the infuriated chef, running as fast as three legs could take me.

"You'll never catch me, fatso!"

To be honest, I would probably be pissed too if I were in his situation. It isn't every day that some random person bursts into your kitchen, grabs the nearest bag, fills it with all of your eggs, punches one of your helpers in the face, then runs away. The bag was half full of flour too, this is going to be fun! I had slammed my way out of the door and was sprinting down the street when, as to be expected, guards quickly arrive to apprehend me. They likely heard the shouting, that guy can seriously yell! There are currently six of them coming after me, 2 Pegasi, 2 Unicorns, and 2 Earth-Ponies. The Pegasi landed in front of me to block my path, while the rest were coming in from behind.

"Stop right there! Come quietly or-"

"EGG!" *Splat*

While the one that spoke up was distracted by the egg to the face, I kept running without slowing down. As the other one moved to block my path, I raised my head, so I could slam it back down.

"Headbutt!"

That would have been a horrible Idea, if this was my body, and if it didn't have a thick shell hiding just under the fur.

"Fuck yo helmets!"

"What is her skull made of!?"

"She threw an egg at my face! Who does that!?"

With one still trying to get the combination of egg and flour out of his eyes and the other stunned via face-attack, I quickly charge past them, only to be lifted into the air by an invisible force. Well, that was both short-lived and anti-climactic, but why can't I see the "magic". I was clearly lifted by one of the unicorns, like Twilight had tried to do before, but I can't tell which one is doing it because I don't see any aura around either the horns or myself. Hey, wait a minute!

"EGG!"

I throw eggs at the unicorns with expert precision, only for them to stop in midair, and for the bag to be roughly taken from me by one of the Earth-Ponies.

"Aw." I slump in sadness. They saw through my trick, likely because they literally just saw me do it to their buddy, and shouting my intention probably doesn't help either. What really gets me is, I still can't see their "magic". This is going to require more study. But for now, I will just have to settle for my plan coming to fruition.

"Come on you. I'm sure a few days in the dungeon will keep you from doing this again."

The group starts carrying me towards the castle. For some reason, the Pegasi were silently glaring at me the whole time. I try to memorize the lay-out of the castle, but this place is massive, and I only got to see a few hallways and a staircase downward before getting to the dungeon. They lock me in a cell, but they said that, since I didn't cause too much damage (They caught me pretty quickly), I would be out in a day or two and I would be fined for the cost of any repairs and ruined supplies. Jokes on them. I don't have any money!

So here I sit in my cell, time to play the waiting game.

Warden's POV

Time to deal with the prisoner. I rarely have to do much, as not many are dumb enough to commit crimes here in Canterlot. This one worries me though. Most ponies are hysteric, angry, drunk, or a combination of the three when they get tossed in a cell, but not her. She was silent the whole time, and even now she just sits there staring at nothing. I can't wait for my shift to end. It will be nice to stretch my wings. For now though, I have to get her some food. She seems to notice me as I walk to the door to her cell with her meal. It is kind of creepy to have her blank stare focused on me. Nevertheless, I open the door so I can give her the food and get out of here.

"It's time for your meal."

She gives me the strangest smile at this. Why must everything-OH SWEET CELESTIA, WHAT IS SHE!? I take a step back upon seeing her smile. Her teeth were not that of any pony. She had several rows of closely packed teeth, and each one looked like it would belong more on the end of a small scythe than in the mouth of any living creature! She spoke with a sarcastic sweetness.

"What an unfortunate choice of words."

She rushed me with surprising speed. I tried to defend myself, but nothing could prepare me for what happened next. I planned to hold her off so I could get the door closed and locked again. As I raised a hoof to strike her though, a strange pattern formed in her irises, and they started spinning. She effortlessly ducked under my swing before lunging at my throat. Instead of ripping out my throat as I thought she would, she pushed me too the ground and pinned me there.

Looking me in the eyes with a twisted smile she said, "What a pity, you guards don't have any armor from below. You are about to regret that immensely."

I try to struggle, but find myself incapable of moving my limbs. I don't mean she was overpowering me, I mean I literally could not move. I look down between us, and see myself... rippling? And she was sinking into me, what is happening!? I try to scream, hoping someone might get this thing off of me, but before I can even open my mouth a strange limb comes out of her's and forces mine shut. I thrashed in the grip of the clawed appendage, but nothing I did could get this thing off of me. As the creature continued to sink into me, I felt my consciousness slipping.

I stand, getting a feel for my new body. He put up quite a struggle, and his body should serve me well. First, I need to test something, I push my arm out and punch the wall as hard as I can. Oddly enough, even though my hand looks like it was damaged, the impact felt dulled. The mark I made on my shoulder faded a while ago, so maybe it is a side-effect of becoming part tree. Either way, I have successfully made my way into the castle. Now where to go from here?