Chapter 7: Little Changeling And Big Trouble.

***Talion Ragnarok pov.***

Waking up was kind of okay, I was starting to get used to Dust training for the past three weeks. I opened my eyes to see that Morgan was awake and talking with Dust about something. I then noticed something was laying on my arm.

I turned to see Hel in the bed roll laying next to me, with her hood still on. Okay one that was starting to bug me two why was she lying next to me like this? I look to the others and saw Buggey was smiling at me and Mag just rolled his eyes. Eron was cooking breakfast and Bruiser was skinning some kind of animal.  Buggey must of moved her while we was asleep.

I did not need this first thing in the moming. Hel started to wake up as she snuggled me, I should find this uncountable but I can’t help but think it cute. Oh god I’m going native… I carefully wake Hel up as I found out she was hugging me.

“Time to get up.” I tell her as she let out a soft yawn. As soon as she find out I’m awake she qwickly moves away from me. “Morning to you to.” I say as I get up and sit with the others, I saw Bruiser put the meat in a frying pan, It smelt good.

“So what the plan to day.” I ask as Maggabl reads a book and set next to me.

“For one thing we need to talk about her.” He said pointing at Hel. I was confused by this, I didn’t really think there was a problem.

“What the problem?” I asked seeing Dust play with Morgan, it was cute.

“You really want to bring her along when we go inside?” Asked Buggeys as his working on his weapons. Now that I think about it I really didn’t want her to tag along, I then looked up at Eron.

“Mind looking after Hel and Morgan whiles we find this gem and bring this tower down?” I asked and the Minotaur ox nodes his head. I thank him as we all start eating, I looked over at Hel and saw she was keeping her distance from the group.

I get up and take her food over to her. “You know it nicer to eat with others and be friends with them right?” I said as I pass the plate of food to her. All Hel did was take it and say thank you, I guess she didn’t trust us yet. Or me, I guess I can understand that.

After we all had eaten we look up at the tower, man did it look tall. I really hope I don’t have to climb that... Well at least this tower had more hand holds then the last one. Mag then pulled out the crystal from before and looked at it. Before he went up to what he thought was the door and held it out to it. Then from out of nowhere the stone wall on the tower started to go down showing us a open door way. This time leading up. “Why is it I never get a good feeling about this thing.” I said as everyone start to go in but I looked back at Hel.

She was just standing there not moving, I think I know what wrong. “Hey guys maybe I should stay out here with Hel. I mean Eron could use the help with Morgan right?” I said to the party as they look at each other.

“Do what you want.” Said Maggabl as he walked inside with the crystal in hand. Everyone else followed Mag in as I look back at Hel. It was hard to tell what she was thinking with that hood on all the time.

“I guess I haven’t told you my name yet have I? Man that rude of me. I’m Talion Ragnarok, and you’re?” I asked looking at Hel as she seem to look me over from a safe distance.

“I know your name, and you know mine.” Hel said softly. I sighed and rubbed the back of my head, this was going to be harder than I thought. Eron just laughed as he sat by the fire.

“I was being polite, I also don’t know your last name.” I said looking for Morgan. Where did that little changeling go?

“Will it matter after we’re married? I’ll be taking your last name won’t I?” Said Hel as she turns away. Damn I guess she didn’t want this as much as I did.

“Why white mouse lady so grumpy?” Morgan asked as she appeared on Hel’s head.

Hel screamed as she qwickly try to get the little changeling off her head, without removing her hood. I go over and help as Hel start to shake. “No one meant to see my face or you’ll be cursed.” Hel said as she looks away from us.

Cursed? really? I looked at Morgon and could not help but ask. “What do you mean white mouse?” She just looked up at me and smiled.

“She’s a pretty mousy with white fur! can’t you see her face under that strange hood too?” Morgan said as she teleported back onto Hel’s head. I sighed as Hel start to panic again, I go over and removed Morgan from Hel head again and have the two of them sit by the fire.

“Okay Hel, don’t panic, Morgan is a child with magic. Don’t know how she does it really... And Morgan, no I can’t see her face under that big hood over her head. But I’m sure whatever her reason for having it on in the first place is up to her. Even if I think the whole cursed thing is silly.” I explained to the both of them.

“Okay… But what's a curse?” Morgan asked as she batted her eyelashes in an attempt to be cuter.

“A cursed is something that meant to harm others, by being ever near them or you did something to set them off. Like say someone say if you take something from the forest you will be cursed to eat nothing but dirt for the rest of you life.” I explained to Morgan in the most simplest way I could think of.

“But as for believing someone is cursed, just for the way they look like when they're born is both stupid and ignorant.” I said calmly then looked to Hel. “Sorry it just how I feel about it.”

“But it true, many of my brothers and sisters in the temple are cursed just like me. We have to be kept away from the others so we do not bring misfortune onto them.” Said Hel as she looks off to one side. “We live simple but happy lives, even if we may never see the sun again.”

“What do you mean?” I asked looking at Hel. I may not see her face but her body movement was a dead give away. She was nervous.

“The temple is kept under ground, under the roots of the kingdom.” Said Hel but then she started to act different. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to speak out of turn!” She qwickly said then bowed to me.

Oh god damnit this is not what I need. I walk over to her and help her back up. “You don’t need to bow to me and you can speak your mind. I don’t really care for all that reyol crap anyway.” I said as I sit in front of her.

“But you’re a noble of the-” Hel start to say but I stop her by holding up a hand.

“Hehe! she thinks he’s a noble!” Morgan laughed as she fell over, she then proceeded to use her magic to flip herself back over. I was looking at Morgan, letting her know those old tricks won’t work again.

“The only reason I’m even called that was a Keeplord said I’d have it for being born this way.” That last part not true, but I was making a point. I removed my hood and show her my glowing yellow eyes. “I’m a Nightwalker, but I know nothing about being a noble or roylet much like yourself. We was both pushed into things we didn’t want to do.” I said smiling at her. Hel didn’t say anything as she, I think, was staring at me. I then saw her reach out and for the first time I saw one of her hands. They had pink skin with white fur, she touched around my eyes and looked at them.

“I only read stories about them, I never dreamed they were true. The story say the nightwalkers all died out hundreds of years ago.” Said Hel sounding amazed at this.

“She’s amazed because his eyes glow? I don’t get it.” Morgan said before turning onto an anthro version of herself.

“Me ever Morgan, I guess we’re still around just not a lot of us really.” I said rubbing the back of my head.

“Look! I can turn into a Biped with hands! am I interesting?” Morgan asked as she tried to get Hel to give her attention.

“Oh I see you’re a changeling, now I understand. There are many books of your kind back at the temple but they don’t say much.” Said Hell as she looks at Morgan hands.

“You know something about what I am!?” Morgan then shouted before pouncing on Hel, “Tell me! Talion is being a meanie and won’t tell me what he knows…”

“Only the stories, They say you’re kind feed off of love and live in large swarms. Apart from that little is known about your kind. I’m sorry little one.” Said Hel causing the changeling to pout.

“Look on the bright side Morgan, once we get off the island we’ll find some changelings and ask them.” I tell her while pulling the little changeling into a hug.

“Fine…” Morgan relented before snuggling into the hug.

“You’re very sweet with her, You’d make a good father Talion.” Said Hel as I blush at that comment.

“I’m not that good, I used to live in a large family so I know how to handle kids.” I replied looking away.

“Is your amnesia getting better?” Morgan says in response to my comment. I looked down at her with large eyes, how did she know about that?!

“What amnesia?” Asked Hel as she moved closer to us.

“Dust said that Talion had amnesia…” Morgan said as she gave me a contemplative look.

“Oh… I’m sorry to hear that Talion. That must of been hard on you.” Said Hel as she sat in front of me.

“It not that bad, I’m starting to remember little things here and there.” I laugh trying to hide that I just fucked up big time. I looked over at Eron who just face palmed at my mistake.

“Why are you fibbing?” Morgan asked as she scrunched up her face like she just tasted something foul.

“Nothing just umm, Hey look panda ants!” I point at in the hopes that would distract her.

“Where!” Morgan shouts before scampering off while still in her anthro form, which looked like a small human girl with hooves and a carapace now that I think about it… Something strange is going on with that one… Wait, she naked!?!

“Morgan come back and put some cloths on!” I yell and ran after her.

The others came running back out the tower as it looked like it was falling part. It was night out now so me and Eron were getting dinner ready for the others. But thanks to all the other grown plants, it was mostly kept in one peace. Busier, Mag and Dust looked like they just ran into a bee nest.

“Dusty!” Morgan shouted as she pounced on Dust and snuggled into her mane, now back in her pony form.

“Bugs everywhere! Leaches! Huge Crickets! I am never going back in there again, OUCH!” Dust looked at Bruiser who just pulled something wiggling off her flank and throws it away.

“So, did it all go well?” I asked hoping there okay. Mag was holding a new crystal and paying no action to anyone.

“Where did the sky go?” Morgan asked while looking up. I and everyone else looked up and saw something beautiful. It was a full moon under a starry night sky.

“It the star’s… I didn’t think I’d see them again.” Said Dust as I could see she starting to cry. I saw a look of awe on Eron face and Morgan. I turn to Hel and I could see half her face under the moonlight.

Her fur was as white as snow and she had a little pink nose. It didn’t take me long to work out what she could be, but I need to see her eyes to confirm it. “So that the night sky and the moon, the story's don’t do them justice.” I said out loud with a smile. Morgan sent me another scrunchy face but didn’t say anything this time, thank goodness.

“What now?” Asked Dust as she looks to her two friends.

“We go back to Waterpond and rest up then we go to the last tower.” Said Eron as he looks up at the night sky.

“Isn’t that going to take us three weeks to get back?” I asked as Bruiser laughed. I just sighed and looked back at the night sky. Things are going to get more interesting on this island. I think as we quietly look up at the night sky. The journey back was kind of fun, we got attacked by Snow wraiths on the way but after me and Mag showed them, it was a bad idea to mess with those who used magic they ran off. We was lucky none of the bigger ones showed up.

Hel was confused when we found the forest back to Waterpond until we found the little town. Busier, Eron and Dust were welcomed back with open arms and I heard they was getting a feast. I don’t know why but Buggey tagged along with our group. Said something about getting more work. However once the town saw me and Mag were back to, all we got was stares. I wasn’t sure what they was staring at me and Mag or at Hel, Morgan and Buggey.

“Hi! Im Morgan!” Morgan said to break the ice while playing the cute card, sadly no one budged. This wasn’t fair we worked just as hard as them but we get the cold shoulder. However I was then greeted by Sarah and Traver. The two diamond dog’s welcomed me back with open arms, Mag got a hello as they was not sure about him.

Didn’t help he had all the wanting to make friends like an angry badger. I then took the time to introduce them to the others. They seemed to like Hel even if they knew little about her, I then saw one of the kids a pony pegase going up to Morgan and blink at her.

“Hi, who are you?” Morgan asked as she held out a hoof shyly, she seemed to be affected by the ponies coldness from the way she looked. He looked at her hoof then at her.

“I’m Rock solid. What wrong with your legs?” He asked looking a the holes in them.

“My legs?” Morgan asks before looking down at them, “When did those holes get there?” She asked herself.

“Are you sick or something?” Asked the pony as he tilts his head head at her. I go over and put a hand on Morgan back.

“She was just born like this, there nothing wrong with her.” I said to the kid and smiled at Morgan. I then noticed the holes in her legs, did she always have them and I never noticed before?

“Do they make me look weird?” Morgan asks the pony.

“Hmm, I don’t know. Do my eyes make me look weird?” I asked them pull a funny face at her.

“Hehe, Talion funny!” Morgan giggled before turning to Rock, “Why is everyone so ‘cold’?” She asked with a slight shiver.

“I guess they’ve all been stuck on this island for so long they forgot how to be warm to others. Don’t forget not everyone was born on this island, most have been stuck here for years and could never go home again.” I explain to her and rub her head.

“Come on let's get something to eat and enjoy the party.” I said picking her up and going inside. With Hel by my side and Buggey following behind.

“Later Rock!” Morgan calls out to the pegasus as we enter the building. I saw him run in after us before talking with Morgan, I couldn’t help but smile that she got a new friend.

“What are you smiling at?” Morgan asked me with a mischievous grin. I just roll my eyes and grin back.

“Oh nothing, I just think it cute you have a new friend is all.” I told her and laughed.

“Oh? well I think Dust may want to talk with you anyway.” Morgan replied as her mischievous grin grew demonic, and the pony she was talking with sharted to chuckle while looking behind me...

“Umm, Dust?” I asked while slowly turning to look at the fight-happy mare.

“You, me, drinking contest, now!” Dust demanded holding out a jug to me. As everyone around us was yelling. I sighed as I gave Morgan to Sarah and told her to keep an eye on her and Hel for me.

“Just to let you know, I may loss after one drink.” I tell her as everyone was egging us on. “But know this, I will not give up that easily!” I yelled as we both began to drink.

“Go Dust!” Morgan cheered. As soon as the drink went down my thought it was on fire. My god this stuff must be strong but I wasn’t giving up. If I was going to bet this pony at anything it will be drinking!

I woke up with a pounding headache. I felt like I was dieing, I opened my eye as the harsh light of the sun hit my eyes, thor damn it that hurt! I think as I rub my eyes.

“Hmm, just a little longer~” I heard a voice moan next to me. I blink at this as I slowly saw the griffoness who always cooked everyone meals… Exe loading, Loading...  WHAT THE FUCK!?! I panicked inside my head. What did I do last night?! Why are we in the same bed?! What happened!?!

“Yes hit my flank harder~” I freeze at the sound of Dust’s voice, oh god no… I think and slowly turn around to see Dust was cuddling me wit ha smile on her face as her mane was a mass…

“I’m so fucking dead…” I say to myself as I lay in bed with them. Dust is going to kill me, I think as I lay between the unicorn and griffon.

I then hear someone squeak in panic as something falls out of a nearby closet with a loud thud. I looked to the sound and saw Morgan, blushing while making a face like she saw something she wasn’t supposed to...

“...Help me out of this and we tell no one what happened here deal?” I asked trying to not make a sound that wake the mare and griffon. All I got was Morgan blushing at me like a schoolgirl. Damn it I need help!

“I need an adult?” Morgan asked.

“Just get me out of here!” I said just as the gryphoness pulled me into a hug and purred. Oh god no… I’m going to die.

“Nope!” Morgan shouted before running out the door, and slamming it behind her… Waking up both Dust and the Griffoness. ‘Goodbye cruel world.’ Where my last thoughts as I closed my eyes and heard them both scream.

***Dust pov training yard.***

“I said I was sorry! I don’t even know what happened last night!” Begged Talion as he dodged another one of my swings. At him with a wooden sword, I was so angry right now I didn’t care!

“Not good enough!” I shout at him as he ran from me again. His putting the training I’ve been beating into his skull well.

“Oh come in! Isn’t it enough you try to kill me with all those weapons you keep in your house!” Said Talion as he jumped over the training yard fence. He didn’t get far as I ran after him.

“I’m going to make you pay for sleeping with my marefriend!” I shout at him as we’re running around waterpond. That when Talion slipped on some kind of pink... slime? Eww.

“Eww, what is this stuff?” Said Talion as he try to get the stuff off of himself. I then saw there was some kind of trail of the stuff. Me I would have left it alone but it looked like Talion wanted to find out where it went. So I grabbed him with my magic and dragged him back to the training yard.

“I’m not done with you and I’m not stopping till you beg!” I told him as I drag the whining rat along the floor. I smiled at myself as I heard him beg me to let him go, I love being in power. I would have gone back to work when I saw the pink goo trail going into my house. Why can’t I have a normal day…

I looked at Talion annoyed before letting him go then head home. It to early in the moaning for this crap. I open the door and saw the goo went up stairs, I grumble as I draw one of my swords then head up to kill the thing making a mass of my house.

I then found out the trail went into my room and under the bed. I get ready as I used my magic to left the bed up and found, it was the bug pony. What, Is she doing?

“Urr… Make it… *Barf* Stop!” Morgan cried as she barfed out the pink slime.

“Hey are you sick?” I asked as I pulled her out from under there and put my bed back down. I then put her down and grab a bucket then gave it to her. “Use this it make less of a mess.”

“I… *Barf* Blame… Talion… *Barf* And you!” She whiled as she spewed into the bucket.

“Me? What did I do!” I shout at the bug, it not my fault Talion feed her something that made her sick. Morgan then blushed and mumbled something about a closet and force feeding before looking away and continuing to barf out the pink goop.

“Wait, you was… Spying on us, oh sweet celestia…” I said as I rub my face with my hoof. I can’t believe she spied on me and Misty as that rat did who know what to us when we was drunk.

“Tell me what you saw and I’ll forget you spy on us bug.” I told her not at all happy about this. It was bad enough that he slept with me and my marefriend for crying out loud.

“W-well… You and Talion were acting funny and your emotions were unstable so I decided to follow you, to make sure you were ok… But when you entered that room I had to sneak into the closet... and I ended up locked in it…” Morgan said as she started to rub her forehooves together nervously.

“Okay, then what happened?” I asked having a good guess I say he put me and Misty on the bed and had his way with us.

“Y-you… threw him on the bed and… Ep!” She said blushing furiously before barfing up a large glob of the pink goop.

“What?...” I asked as I felt my cheeks get warmer, No. N-No that can’t be right I’d never! I don’t even like him! I would never dream of letting that rat near me! I think I’m going to be sick...

“Wait your tell me I… Bucked him?” I asked feeling more ill at the idea I slept with him willingly.

“W-what's B-Buck? you kept yelling that…” Morgan asked as her chitin started to turn greyish.

Oh no… No, nonono! I am not having this talk! No I am not explaining this to her! I will not do it and I am not going to say anything about this, Talion. Oh Buck he can’t know! No pony can know that I was bucking him!

“Morgan you can’t tell anypony about this do you understand?” I asked in panic, I could not live with myself if the others found out.

“Can’t tell what?” Morgan asked as her chitin turned from grey to white, “Head.. fuzzy…”

“Morgan? Are you alright?” I asked a little worried over the sudden change in her fur? “Do you need me to get a healer?”

“Must… cough up… weird emotion…” Morgan muttered as cracks started to form on the now snow-white chitin.

“Oh no, just stay here I’ll get help!” I tell her as I run downstairs then out the door and start looking for Sarah. If anypony could help it her it was her!

“She in my room I don’t know what was happening so I got you as soon as-.” I stop once I open the door to my room.

“Oh my, Dust who is this?” Asked Sarah as she slowly go up to the large bug pony laying on the floor. She was as big as a young mare maybe in her teens.

“I… Morgan? That you?” I asked walking closer to the bug pony.

The changeling stirred before opening her silver eyes and looking at me. “I feel funny…” She said as she tried to stand before falling on her face and continuing to lay there.

“Okay don’t get up so fast just rest alright. Starranger I think you should get Talion.” Said Sarah as the diamond dog try to get the bug comfortable on the floor.

“Don’t call me by my real name.” I growled before leaving. Why did I need to get the rat anyway? I don’t even like him… Oh no I feel gross that I remember I bucked him, that I put that rat sword inside of me! I need a bath after this.

***Talion Ragnarok pov.***

“What do you mean she got bigger!? First you say she sick then she fine I don’t understand what going on!” I yell at Dust as she take me back to her house and to her bedroom. I was afraid she was going to kill me or something until I saw a silver changeling laying on the floor.

“Morgan?” I asked a bit surprised at how bigger she gotten. I have no idea what going on. “Okay… Dust get Hel and ask if any of the story she read had anything on how fast changelings grow.” Dust just glears at me as she walks off. That made me shudder, Dust scary when she want to be.

“I blame… Talion… For everything…” Morgan muttered as she lay sprawled out on the floor.

I sigh and rub my head, how is this my fault I wasn’t the one who put her in the closet… Did I? I hope not that be horrible of me. I just go to Morgan side and rub her back. “There, there everything will be fine just rest okay?” I tell her hoping it’ll help.

“Darn servants of Thor… Getting drunk and causing trouble…” Morgan muttered before passing out. Wait, what did she just say…