I'm In Love With A Changeling

When the afternoon arrived, I finally managed to crawl out of bed; I knocked on Metal Feather's door. No one came to the door, I peeked my head in the room and saw it was empty, and then I knocked on Speedy's door, no answer.
"Where is every pony?" I asked myself
I walked downstairs and saw a note on the fridge I was putting on my armour and read it.
Cream Field,

Speedy and I didn't bother waking you up so we left to play with the changelings. Captain said to not put on your armour because he wants us to make the changelings feel at home.

I was almost finished putting on my armour and groaned at the line, I took it all off and walked outside flying to the Crystal Kingdom. Upon arrival I was escorted inside to the Dining Room, when the doors opened I was greeted with "hellos" and "good mornings." I sat down next Speedy and across from Silkana, who was using her magic to light up her fork with eggs at the end of it. I was given a plate of food and started to eat myself, I turned to see Evala decorating Metal Feather's face with random colors of paint. Metal Feather dipped his hoof into a paint tin and splodged Evala's nose with the paint who, giggled and clapped her hooves together. I turned to look at the Princess who stood up and clanked her glass quieting all of us.

"Lieutenant Field, I would like for you to know that you will be having two new members living in your home," she smiled to me. "Metal Feather has adopted Evala and Alteris."

Every pony clapped and Speedy cheered flying in the air as Alteris stared at the flying pony. When Speedy started to land he accidentally bumped into Captain Meta who spilled her drink on herself. Everyone then became silent but, Captain Meta started to laugh and the tension in the room was lifted. After lunch/breakfast was finished we all went outside to the field and get some exercises in.

I watched as Captain Meta dragged over some heavy weights to where Silkana stood who, was relaxed as she stretched her body. Silkana's horn lit up in a silver color, the first weight she picked was simple but as she kept going the weights got more and more difficult. The others stood in "awe" as Silkana raised the weights above her and she started to make them spin, I watched as the weights spun faster and faster. Silkana fluttered her wings she soared lighting quick through the spinning weights then the circle got small each and every time Silkana went through. I opened my wings lightly almost ready to catch her if she hurt herself; Silkana then slowed the weights down then landed. I lowered my wings as Captain Meta and Captain Shining Armour went to praise her, I walked over and smiled as she panted and smiled back.

"You should meet my sister, Silkana!" Shining Armour smiled "Maybe you two can use your magic together and make a light show."
Silkana then bent her ears back "Like in front of other ponies, like a crowd?"

"Of course, is that a problem?"

I could clearly see that Silkana had stage fright but with a beautiful face like hers why wouldn't she want to show it off? Shining Armour then finally figured out what was going on and simply nodded, then Captain Meta and him began to walk around the track. I then walked over to Silkana who had her head down still slightly panting, she then looked up at me and she smiled.

"That was amazing" I said to her as I saw a cute little blush creep onto her cheeks

"I was Queen Chrysalis's apprentice" her smiled dispersed and she lowered her head lightly "That's why I am able to do the magic I can do, it’s because I was supposed to take over the Hive after she stepped down from her throne. I practiced so much for her, I was her prized student, the apple of her eye is what you pony-folk call it. "

"Why did you leave then?" I asked she then sat down and looked up at me

"Because, she was no longer my mentor all I could see was a monster," the wind started to blow and she faced the direction the wind was flowing. Her eyes were filled with tears but, she blinked them away trying so hard not to cry in front of me.

We both heard giggles and looked at Metal Feather and Evala who were running around playing through the hoops, I then saw Speedy and Alteris race by. Everyone stopped to see the two ponies neck and neck racing around the track passing by the two Captains, they both stopped and dust scattered everywhere. We all ran over to see Alteris and Speedy side by side both hooves touching the finish line, Speedy danced up and down and screamed "yippee" as Alteris watched. I stood and smiled as Silkana and Evala congratulated Alteris, he wanted to smile, I could see it but the poor colt just needed a little more persistence. Metal Feather ruffled his step-son's mane with his hoof then picked Evala up on his head and she laid her head next to his horn, yawning lightly.

"I need to take this little filly to bed for her afternoon nap" Metal Feather smiled "You can come too Alteris, if you wish"
Alteris shook his head and stood close to Speedy almost leaning on the black colt, Metal nodded and started to walk off the field to our home. Speedy smiled and looked to the changeling colt beside him.

"Wanna race again?!" Speedy jumped up spreading his wings

With a nod from the quiet changeling both took off around the track again, I looked over to see Silkana who had a permanent smile on her face. I was about to speak until Speedy and Alteris stopped beside us, both panting but Speedy cheering and hoping up and down. I then looked at Alteris and saw his tail lightly wagging, Captain Meta came over and took Speedy away putting him on the track next her. She grinned and her wings started to flutter, we all went silent, Speedy smiled and got into his pose flapping his wings. With a sound of Shining Armour’s "GO!" the two took off, Captain Meta and Speedy raced down the field at lighting speed, as a faint trail of lighting appeared from behind Speedy. The dust scattered and both ponies reached the finish line, sweat beating off them, Silkana ran over to check where the hooves were placed.

"Captain Meta wins!" Silkana cheered fluttering her wings quickly
Speedy laid down panting but Captain Meta came over and helped the colt up," That was a great race, Speedy. We have to race again another time."

My brother simply nodded and Princess Cadence walked down from the stage and smiled "That was amazing, I've never seen any pony faster than Speedy. Captain Meta I would be very grateful if you would you stay as your rank and be Captain of the royal guards. Shining Armour needs to stop being a Captain and be a prince for the Kingdom."

Upon hearing this I knew that Meta would be my captain, and truthfully I was okay with this, of course others would think why I wouldn't captain? Well, I like being a Lieutenant, and a Lieutenant I'll stay. Captain Meta bowed to the Prince and Princess and walked over to me and Silkana who couldn't stop congratulating the tall mare. Silkana then jumped up and hugged her half-sister, both swirling around hugging.

After what happened Speedy, Alteris, and I walked home where Metal and Evala were walking out the door. Speedy jumped up and flew over the gray stallion telling the news to him, he seemed thrilled and Evala skipped around cheering. We walked passed the three as Alteris and I walked inside, Alteris stood near the couch and looked around as I watched him.

"Alteris, you can sleep in a room by yourself or you sleep in a room with one of us" I told the changeling who simply bowed his head. I walked over him and sat down in front of him fixing his mane "Alteris, I am not going to say that I know your pain of losing a mother but I do know your mother would want you to move on. You not smiling and not talking is hurting her, knowing that you're not happy."

Alteris opened his mouth and lightly spoke "It's not that I don't want to be happy I just forgot how to." The colt looked up at him with dark green eyes "That's why I like being around your brother, he smiles all the time and he is so happy." He lifted up his hoof and put it to his chest closing his eyes "I want to know what that feels like again."

I smiled the whole time he spoke then hugged him tightly "I know two ponies that can make others smile, that's Pinkie Pie and Speedy. Pinkie Pie isn't around so Speedy will be the pony to make you laugh and smile again."

Speedy ran in and jumped on Alteris, almost making the changeling fall over "I can make you smile, Alteris. We can start now!!"
Metal and Evala walked in as we all sat on floor in the main room with Speedy facing Alteris. Evala was between Metal's forelegs smiling big at her brother; Alteris looked at all of us and relaxed looking at Speedy who wasn't smiling.

"Smiling is easy, just follow my lead" Speedy spoke then started with simple lip curl and Alteris did the same. The small lip curl turned into a small smile and Alteris followed the lip movement and we all clapped our hooves. Alteris smiled to us then the smile he made grew and grew until the changeling in front us was making a huge smile like Speedy's. Speedy hopped up and down then Alteris followed and started to laugh, his eyes widened and they changed from a dark green to a light crystal green then his body began to light up and shine. He stopped and my eyes widened to see it was just like our crystal bodies, we never kept ours crystal bodies shining unless we were in a meeting or showing off our ranks to others. Alteris looked at his entire body then smiled towards me then to Speedy who he hugged tightly.

"You did it big brother!!" Evala cheered and ran over who was picked up by Alteris and hugged tightly, then I saw a blue shiny stream flowing from his eyes. Metal grabbed my waist and picked up me and the others hugging them tightly, he let Speedy and I go but kept hugging Alteris and Evala nuzzling them both.

When the hug ended Metal wiped his tears away and walked into the kitchen to make dinner, Evala and Alteris decided to help while Speedy and I moved another bed into the black colt’s room. At the same time the bed was fixed dinner had finished and all of us dug into the food in front us. Evala and Metal went outside as the sun began to lower itself to make way for the moon the rise, the rest of us followed and watched the moon rise then we saw the stars form. Evala giggled as fireflies lit up around us and jumped up flying lightly off the ground following them. Metal Feather was close behind making sure she didn't hurt herself, Speedy and Crystal Alteris flew up into the sky running through bundles of fireflies.

My ears perked lightly as I heard a faint melody, my curiosity got the best of me and I followed the beautiful sound.