A Change in Heart

Trixie noticed that Daze was down and panicked. Pinkie Pie was going to kill her friend if she didn't do something now! She felt a strange energy surge through her, it made her eyes glow white and it caused strong winds to sweep through the area. She leapt in front of Black Daze and kicked Pinkie Pie back. She was ready to unleash pure magic hell if Pinkie tried to hurt her guardian. At least, that was the role he seemed to play in Trixie's eyes.

Twilight's paralyzation spell finally wore off and she saw the scene before her. Applejack was on the ground, bruised and shaking. Rainbow Dash was bleeding from her back wound and was looking at what was happening in the middle of the road in shock and awe. Twilight saw Pinkie about to attack Trixie who was…defending a wounded and close to death Black Daze. Twilight knew she had to end this now before anypony was killed.

"PINKIE STOP!" She yelled at the top of her lungs.

Pinkie Pie immediately turned and faced her friend with those menacing eyes, which then turned back to normal and her mane poofed back into place.

"What is it Twi? I thought you said he….oh…" Pinkie said, realizing what she had just done. Her eyes lowered in sadness.

Trixie's rage continued building as she began summoning lightning bolts from the sky that hit the areas around them. Twilight saw this and was shocked! Trixie really was as great and powerful as she said she was...

"Trixie calm down! We're sorry!" Twilight shouted, desperate to calm Trixie down.

Trixie's eyes stopped glowing, and she backed off from the scene, tears cascading from her eyes. She knew Daze needed medical attention immediately. As if to further prove her thoughts correct, Black Daze looked up at Trixie with a helpless face.

"...I want hospital..." He managed to get out before crashing his head back to the ground and fighting again to stay alive.

She picked his nearly lifeless body up with her magic and said:

"Sorry? This is all your guy's fault! I'm going to take him someplace where he can heal. This isn't over, next time, you're all going to be sorry!"

...And with that she ran off, crying for her severely injured partner.

Rainbow Dash and Applejack began to cry too, regretting the decision to fight Daze even though he didn't want to. Pinkie was just as sad as they were, and Rarity just sat in her corner, apparently in deep thought.

"Well girls, I don't want to say I told you so but…" She said to her friends.

"I know, we should've listened. He didn't deserve what we did to him…" Twilight agreed.

"But Twilight, me an' Rainbow are in pretty sad shape here, we should head to a doctor ourselves…" Applejack said, pointing to her injuries.

"Yeah, this slash might get infected if it isn't patched up soon…" Rainbow Dash agreed.

"I'll carry you, Applejack. Rarity, you take Rainbow Dash. It's time we headed back to Ponyville…" Twilight said, then levitated Applejack up high and walked off towards Ponyville. Rarity picked up Rainbow Dash and followed behind, and Pinkie followed Rarity.

In the bushes, the four youngsters were speechless. Black Daze almost died because of their older counterparts, Trixie showed her true power, and Pinkie Pie stabbed somepony. Well, Pony-Dragon. But still, it was a lot to take in.

"...Sooo…what now?" Applebloom asked sadly, breaking the silence.

"Now, we better hurry home." Spike answered. The CMC agreed and high-tailed back to Ponyville.

Back on the dirt road, Rainbow Dash asked Twilight a question.

"Soooo….what now?"

Twilight thought for a bit. "I don't know Rainbow Dash, I just don't know. It was our fault this happened and sooner or later, Princess Celestia is going to hear about this. After that, who knows? We're just going to have to prepare for the best or the worst…"

Rainbow Dash understood. Celestia would most definitely know about this, since she was the supreme ruler of Equestria. No major fight goes on without her knowing about it. Especially if it involved her most faithful student.

The walk went on without another word…

Meanwhile, at Ponyville Hospital…

"This creature needs urgent care, NOW!" Trixie demanded, presenting the doctors with Black Daze.

Now if you're a doctor, you can imagine how confusing this is. You are presented with a cloak wearing unicorn offering you a strange dragon pony hybrid that you know nothing about. You can clearly see the care is needed, but without bits, it just isn't going to fly.

"We can patch that up, but it's going to cost you." A nurse said.

Trixie tossed a bag of bits hidden in her cloak. "Here. Now fix him!" She demanded. Those were her life savings, but she was willing to spend them all on him if it meant saving his life.

The doctors shrugged. They were doctors after all, and so they took Daze off to patch up his severe wound. The nurse walked up to Trixie, picked up the bag of bits, and said to her.

"Thank you. We can't guarantee when he'll be better, so check on him tomorrow." The nurse said to Trixie.

"That's fine. And doc?" Trixie said to the doctor.

"Yes?"

"Try to avoid anypony seeing him. I don't think they'd be as…understanding as you are."

"Will do, and although his appearance is rather…unsettling, we are doctors. Our job is to take anypony that's hurt and make them feel better. So your friend will be alright…He is your friend right?" The doctor asked.

Trixie thought for a while. He was strong, and nice to her, well nice for Daze anyway. He may have scared the bejabbers out of her, but at least he didn't seemingly mean to. He was…misunderstood is all.

"…yes, he's my friend." Trixie responded almost proudly.

"That's what I thought. Now go home and get some rest, you look tired." The doctor said to Trixie.

Trixie knew the doctor was right. It was time to go. She headed out the door back to the Everfree forest. On the way, she passed Twilight and co, and shot them all a dirty look. Twilight and her friends just kept walking, not wanting to face her at all...

Applejack and Rainbow Dash were presented to the doctors. Not knowing the connection between them and Daze, they took them in and Twilight gave them the bits necessary to cover their medical costs. There was no dialogue, no questioning, no nothing. Twilight, Pinkie Pie and Rarity went home and went to bed. At the houses, Spike was already in bed, but not asleep. Twilight thought he was though. Sweetie Belle had taken Opal back, (much to the dismay of Big Mac, since he liked having a cat to talk to) put her in her cat bed, and went off to bed herself. Applebloom went to her bed as well, but there was nobody to scold her, since Granny Smith was still asleep. Scootaloo, being an orphan that lived by herself in her former parent's house, crawled into her bed, and dreamt about Rainbow Dash again.

Everypony had laid down for a quiet night's rest...

…Except for Trixie…

She ran back to the camp and saw Chrysalis. She greeted her with a concerned tone.

"Oh goodness, what happened to you! Your mane is messed up and your hat is gone. Where's Daze?"

"Daze is…in the hospital…the monster hunt, it was…" Trixie was cut off by Chrysalis's distorted voice.

"You mean the one we heard about earlier? What did they do to him! They won't get away with this! Will he be alright?" She ranted.

"Calm down, Daze is in good care now. And he showed those mares not to mess with him. He was stabbed, simply and so we are going to check on him tomorrow." Then she said, "But can you go looking like….yourself?"

"I'm a Changeling, remember? Queen of the Changelings. Well…former queen that is. I can be anypony I want." Chrysalis responded.

"Good deal, so shall we get some rest?" Trixie said.

"Indeed. Oh and by the way, did you two…bond at all?" Chrysalis asked.

"I guess you could say that…." Trixie responded.

Now everypony had settled down for the night. Tomorrow, Daze wakes up in a hospital for the first time. How will he fare?

The next day…

"Twilight Sparkle, I'm very disappointed in you. You should've thought things through more instead of relying on a mere hunch." A booming motherly voice said to Twilight, who only cowered in the corner.

The voice came from Princess Celestia of course, She was the Ruler of Equestria and was the goddess of the Daytime. Her sister, Princess Luna, ruled the night of course. But we'll meet her later. For now, Twilight was being scolded by her mentor.

"I'm sorry Princess Celestia, we all are. We are ready to accept any punishment you might give us…" Twilight said weakly.

"Hmmm…" Princess Celestia thought. She was no punisher for sure, she preferred to rule with love and benevolence. But for an action like this, a small punishment was in order.

"Twilight Sparkle, as punishment for assaulting this poor creature, you and your friends are now on a mandatory mission to befriend it. Effective Immediately." And with that she teleported Twilight, Rarity, and Pinkie Pie to the hospital he was being held at.

"Oh boy, this will end well…" Twilight muttered to herself.

"Um…Twilight? Why are we here, darling?" Rarity asked.

"Basically, Princess Celestia says we haveto make friends with Black Daze now. Effective Immediately." She answered, recalling the words of her mentor.

"I can already tell this isn't going to end well." Rarity sulked.

"That's what I was thinking, but it's Celestia." Twilight responded.

"OH! I love making friends! This'll be easy as pie!" Pinkie sang.

"Pinkie Pie, you stabbed him. You're the reason he's here in the first place so why in EQUESTRIA do you think he'll become your friend that easily?" Rarity said, narrowing her eyes.

"Oh…yeah…" Pinkie replied, looking down. Suddenly, she had a realization! "I've got it! An apology cake makes EVERYTHING better!" And with that Pinkie Pie was gone off to Sugarcube corner.

Twilight and Rarity sighed. It was going to be a loooong day.

Meanwhile, in Black Daze's hospital room…

Black Daze was awoken from his slumber by a hoof tapping his nose. He awoke to see Chrysalis looking at him. He let out a long groan and spoke in a tired growl.

"What…What happened?" He asked. "And that's the second morning I've woken up to your face."

Chrysalis blushed at his compliment (at least she assumed it was a compliment)

"Why Dazey, you're in the hospital. Trixie is here with me. You were badly injured last night and so she carried you to the hospital all by herself. Wasn't that sweet of her?"

"Hospital for whaaa…owwwhhh…" He tried to roll over but felt a sharp pain in his stomach. He looked down and saw the bandages wrapped around his middle. Suddenly, he remembered everything. The fight, Pinkie, and (vaguely) Trixie carrying him off with magic. Although he didn't like magic, he was okay with its use here.

"Well I'm glad you did that for me, I honestly thank you. But I could've healed on my own, you know."

Trixie lowered her eyelids. "With Pinkie Pie about to stab you again, I doubt that, honey. You even ASKED for a hospital. To quote you, you said; 'I want hospital...' and then you passed out."

"Grrr…" Black daze grunted. Then he remembered something.

"Say…how DID you get into this hospital anyway, Chrissy?" He asked.

"Oh I simply turned into another mare. Watch!" She then transformed into a gorgeous Pegasus with a golden and purple coat and luxurious looking wings. Her hooves were dainty and thin, her figure, perfectly feminine, and her eyes were the best part. They were azure blue and glimmered in the light. Daze found this unicorn…completely intoxicating. Had he not known it was Chrysalis and he wasn't part dragon, he would SO hit on her.

"That's…nice…" Was all he could say. Trixie was getting mildly annoyed at Chrysalis.

"What's the matter Dazey, cat got your tounge? Reeowr." 'Stargazer' purred as she put her snout gently to Daze's.

"Alright that's enough, I think he gets it. Anyway, as far as the doctors know, I'm your friend and Chrissy here is your marefriend." Trixie said, interrupting Chrysalis's fun.

"Marefriend? What? ." Daze's eyes widened. Yes, this 'Stargazer' was gorgeous, but being his marefriend? That sounded like it was just going to make things awkward...

Just then a doctor appeared in the room. "Mister Daze, you have more visitors." And with that she ushered them in. It was Twilight, Rarity, and Pinkie Pie. The latter of which was carrying a large cake in her arms.

"Well you three sure have some nerve showing your faces here." Trixie scoffed.

"Uhm…we're not interrupting anything...are we?" Twilight asked meekly.

"Not yet." Chrysalis cooed in her disguised form. Trixie only rolled her eyes.

"And who might you be?" Twilight said to the gorgeous mare.

"I'm Stargazer, Dazey here is my coltfriend, and I came here as soon as I heard what happened to by wookum snookums!" She cooed, squishing both of Daze's cheeks with her hooves.

"Hey!" Daze snapped, unamused by her pet names and mushy mushy mannerisms. Chrysalis was determined to keep up her charade though.

"Oh what's the matter, honey-bunny! Did these mares here have anything to do with your hospitalization?" She said in the same seductive tone she always had. Pinkie Pie lowered her head in shame. Then remembered what she came here for.

"Oh that reminds me! I brought Daze here something!" She then pulled out the Apology cake. It had black icing with red words that said "I'm sorry I stabbed you, love Pinkie Pie :D" written on it. Everypony, even Daze face-hoofed at the inappropriateness of her grasp of the situation.

"Pinkie, you're doing it wrong." Twilight said to her pink friend.

"You are just as bad as Dazey is at handling delicate situations…" Stargazer said hopelessly.

Well it still is a cake, and so It should taste good, right? Here comes the train! zoom zoom!" Pinkie Pie sang, trying to feed Daze a bite of apology cake. Daze refused to open his mouth, however.

"Aw come on, cake's good and therefore, good for you. Open wiii-iide!" She continued.

It was then Daze spoke. His pupils narrowed.

"Two things, Pinkie. One, I don't appreciate people calling me 'Dazey' especially ones I barely know. And SECOND! I am being fed intravaneously because my stomach is ruptured and it will be like that for the next few hours until the doctors can stitch it back together. Now, whose fault is that?"

Pinkie Pie's hair deflated, out of sadness this time. "…mine…" she said weakly before sadly walking out.

"And you two!" Daze called out, pointing to Rarity and Twilight. "You two shouldn't be here either. I want to be left alone right now. After I'm all patched up, MAYBE I'll consider talking to you. Until then, buzz off." He said harshly.

Twilight and Rarity just looked at each other and sighed. There wasn't anything they could do now but do as he said. They would have to try again later though, and surely Rainbow Dash and Applejack would need some convincing. But it was an assignment from the princess, and you can't ignore those…They were going to get Fluttershy, surely she would be able to get him to open up.

3 hours later…

Black Daze's operation was finished. His stomach was back to normal and he came out of the hospital alive and kicking. Well, not literally kicking but you get the idea. He knew what his first order of business was…

Get the heck out of here!

And so with Trixie and 'Stargazer' by his side, he took off with his wings. 'Stargazer' picked up Trixie and followed close behind. It wasn't long before they reached their camp and landed.

Daze cracked his neck and took a seat on the sitting log.

"Man, it feels good to be back. That hospital was really creeping me out." He said triumphantly. Chrysalis reverted back to her original form and said to Daze.

"And what of the mares that wanted to apologize?" She asked.

"Screw them, it's their fault for judging me. As far as I'm concerned, they can go live in a rusty trailer in the middle of the woods. No offense, Trix."

"None taken. And is my nickname now'Trix?'" She asked.

"You bet your plot it is. Where's the food stock we have, I'm starving." Daze replied.

"Actually, we saved you that 'apology' cake Pinkie Pie made for you. Why don't you eat that?" Trixie snickered.

"Whoa whoa whoa! Why would you save that cake? I'm not going to eat it." Daze said plainly.

"Oh yes you are, because as inappropriate as it was, she was sincere about making it. Now take a bite, Dazey!" Chrysalis demanded, using her magic to cut him a slice of cake and holding it to him.

Black Daze thought about this for a minute. He probably was going to have to eat it sooner or later. And Chrysalis had a point. He almost (almost) felt bad for telling Pinkie Pie off so harshly. TRYING her cake was the least he could do. Black Daze never had cake before and so he cautiously took a bite.

A few seconds later, he loved it! He never knew cake was this good! But he couldn't show that outright, that wasn't 'in character' for him.

"It's…good." He said before finishing the slice with one bite.

"It looks like it's REALLY good to me." Trixie joked. Black Daze rolled his eyes.

"Very funny. You all may have some if you want; I'm going to go take a bath." He proposed. Then, he took off.

Trixie raised her eyebrows at this. Chrysalis saw this and whispered "It's not that exciting, all he does is jump in the water and shake himself dry."

"That would explain the mess his mane is always in, he simply never brushes it." Trixie said shaking her head.

"Want to pull a joke on him next time he falls asleep, Trix?" Chrysalis asked Trixie

"You bet your plot I do! Trixie whispered with a smirk.

Meanwhile at Twilight's library…

"Spike, have you seen Fluttershy around town by any chance?" Twilight asked her assistant, who recently got back from doing his morning rounds in town.

"Yeah, I saw her outside her cottage, playing with Angel the Rabbit. So how'd the monster hunt go?" Spike asked in a humorless tone.

Twilight sighed. "We were wrong, he wasn't a monster, Pinkie Pie almost killed him, but it was all my fault. Now Celestia says we have to befriend him as punishment." She sadly hung her head.

Spike didn't expect Twilight to tell the truth so easily. He thought for a minute.

"And how is that going?"

"Terrible. He doesn't even want to talk to us. He didn't even accept Pinkie's apology cake."

"Gee, I can't imagine why."

"Yeah yeah I know. We're going to send Fluttershy to try and get him to open up. Her compassionate demeanor hasn't failed before."

"I should go too, Twilight, I'm a dragon too, and we should be able to talk to each other as equals, right?"

"Go ahead and try, Spike."

"Thanks Twilight! I'll be sure to not let you down!"

"Oh and Spike!"

"Uh-huh?"

"Make sure to tell Fluttershy it's Princess Celestia's orders if she refuses to go, alright?"

"Will do Twilight!"

And with that, Spike went to go pay Fluttershy a visit.

Fluttershy's Cottage…

Fluttershy was deeply concerned. She had no idea if her friends were okay. She hadn't seen Rainbow Dash or Applejack yet, and Rarity and Pinkie Pie looked very sad all day. She only saw Twilight once, but she didn't see her, because she was too busy moping in the corner of her library when Fluttershy passed by her window. She feared the worst, naturally and was put in a depression. She saw Spike approaching her and gave him her best smile. She liked Spike, he was a baby dragon, but she liked baby things. It was full grown dragons she was scared of.

"Hey Fluttershy, I have a job you and I are going to do."

"And what would that be, Spike?" She said in her gentle voice.

"Well you see…" Spike began to explain the situation, how he and the Cutie Mark Crusaders snuck off to spectate the fight between Black Daze and her friends. How Daze was merely misunderstood, and how Pinkie stabbed him. Fluttershy's face got increasingly more solemn as he told the entire story. As he finished, Fluttershy spoke in a barely audible whisper.

"…it...it's all my fault…"

"Excuse me, what?" Spike asked.

"It's all my fault! If I had only gone none of this would've happened! Oh I'm so frusturated I could just scream! *gaaaaaaaaaaaaaasp* …raaaaaahhhh…."

Spike thought that THAT was the weakest scream he had EVER heard…but if it calmed Fluttershy down, who was he to judge.

"Well, I can understand your frustration, but what's done is done. And by Princess Celestia's orders, we have to try and befriend him." Spike said logically. "And it was their fault for attacking him in the first place."

"…you're right Spike. Let's go befriend that *gulp* ….dragon…" Fluttershy said nervously.

"Technically only half dragon."

"Whatever..."

And with that, they headed off to the hospital…unaware that Daze was deep in the Everfree forest by now.

Speaking of Black Daze, let's see how he's doing shall we? :D

Black Daze had just finished 'bathing' in the usual way he did. He then decided to take a nice nap. Baths can really relax oneself, can't they?

But over in nearby bushes, two mares had devious plans.

"Is he asleep yet?" Trixie whispered.

"I think so…" Chrysalis responded.

"Good, now let's go do it!" Trixie proclaimed.

"Right behind you, Trix." Chrysalis responded.

They approached Daze's sleeping body with care, surely if they woke him up, he'd be very grouchy. Trixie then pulled out the item used for the prank.

A brush.

Chrysalis and Trixie then got to work on his mane…

"Brushie brushie brushie..." Trixie giggled as she brushed his mane with Chrysalis.

Meanwhile at Ponyville Hospital…

"What do you mean he's not there?" Spike asked in surprise.

"He checked out about an hour ago, then went off towards the Everfree Forest." The doctor responded.

Spike remembered where he and the CMC hid out, then he remembered where Trixie ran off to. If he followed that general path, perhaps he would find Black Daze.

"Alright then, come on Fluttershy, let's go."

"O-okay Spike, lead the way…" Fluttershy whispered.

When they exited the hospital, they met Rainbow Dash and Applejack, who had checked out a half hour ago since they didn't have Daze's slightly accelerated regenerative powers.

"Hey Spike, hi Fluttershy, where are you two headed off to?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"Rainbow Dash! Applejack! You're alive!" Fluttershy squealed with joy then gave her friends a hug.

"Yeah, why wouldn't we be?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"It's gonna take a lot more than a dragon-pony to stop us." Applejack followed up with.

"Well thanks to you, Rainbow, and Pinkie Pie, we all have to befriend him. And that's what me and Spike are about to go do." Fluttershy scolded, and began to walk off with Spike.

"Fluttershy!" Applejack called out.

"Yes?" Fluttershy responded.

"Be…careful. He can get a little…temperamental." Applejack warned.

"I know." Fluttershy responded. Then she walked off into the Everfree forest.

"She's being unusually brave considering the circumstances…" Rainbow Dash pointed out.

"Maybe it's because she feels safe around Spike?" Applejack guessed wildly.

"I dunno…" Rainbow dash said finally.

Meanwhile, where Black Daze is located…

Black Daze woke up from a very nice nap. He had a brand new rest-of-the-day ahead of him and was ready to take it on like a champ. He noticed something was...different…about his hair. He couldn't quite put his claw on it though…

Just then, he looked at his reflection in the water.

"CHRISSY!" He roared.

"Coming Dazey~" She sang, as if expecting him.

"What in BLAZES did you do to my mane!" He shouted accusingly.

"Why I don't know what you're talking about? It looks fine to me…" She said casually.

"Don't you play stupid with me, woman! YOU know something about this. You and/or Trixie made my mane all….POOFY!" He accused. They had brushed his mane while he slept. They brushed it into a style similar to Pinkie Pie. It bothered him to no end, mainly because he liked his mane wild. It made him feel awesome in a way.

"Oh Dazey…you're so adowabow when you're upset." Trixie teased.

"Hush your mouth, woman!" Daze shot back. And they both started to laugh. Daze was being so entertaining...

Black Daze had enough of this. He dove back in the water and re-wetted his hair. Then he breached the surface and shook his hair back to normal.

"Aww, you're no fun, Dazey." Chrysalis said with a smirk.

"I'm mad at you, go away." Daze said honestly.

"You wouldn't be mad at this face now would you?" She asked then transformed into Stargazer. Daze was mesmerized for a minute, then remembered he was supposed to be mad.

"Don't try that on me! I'm completely immune." He boasted.

"Your lips say no but your eyes say yeesss~" 'Stargazer' teased.

"You know what? Fine, I'll just go somewhere and sulk. That sound peachy to you?" Black Daze retorted.

"That's ok, be back by dinner time."

"Grrrr…" he growled and walked off to the dirt path. He didn't know why, but he was actually somewhat comforted by Chrysalis. And he was much more attracted to her in her 'Stargazer' form. God, how he loved that form. He couldn't just admit it to her though. What would she think of him? And Trixie? Good gravy, she was annoying; but in the somewhat cute sort of way. She also carried him to the hospital, so she cared about him to some degree. It was then he really started to consider a relationship with one (or perhaps both) of them. He sort of liked them though. It wasn't like he was in LOVE with them or anything…

His train of thought was interrupted when a yellow Pegasus and a purple dragon walked up to him. He didn't look up to see them, he only heard them.

"Uhm…excuse me. Are you Mr. Daze by any chance?" The Pegasus asked.

"What's it to ya?" He responded bluntly.

"Oh, where are my manners. I'm Fluttershy. And this is Spike."

"Hiya! I'm a dragon too!" Spike said in a friendly tone.

It was then Daze looked up. He thought this Pegasus was adorable, but he knew by her demeanor that she was extremely timid. That would not fare well since he was…Black Daze.

Then he looked at the dragon next to her. Spike didn't look very old. In fact, he looked younger than Daze was when he was…Dazer. But if he was a full dragon, then age rules might not be the same.

Then he looked at the duo in front of him at an overview. They were both nice, they weren't scared of him, and neither of them had wronged him before. Crap. He couldn't just brush them off. He had to be nice back…as much as he wasn't in the mood to.

"What brings you two out here?" He asked them

"Well you see…" Fluttershy began.

"We came to get to know you." Spike finished for her.

Daze really wasn't in the mood for this, but he had to think of something. Then an Idea occurred to him.

"Look, I'm really not in the mood right now. Could you come back later perhaps?" He asked. If he couldn't scare them off or tell them to buzz off, then perhaps letting them off nicely would not affect his subconscious.

"Oh that's too bad, maybe it can be a picnic!" Fluttershy suggested.

"Yeah! A picnic in the Everfree forest! Whaddaya say, Black Daze?" Spike asked.

Eh, what the heck. He thought. "Sure, meet here at 7pm sharp. I should hopefully be in a better mood by then." He grumbled before laying his head back down.

"Okay, thanks for being so nice, Mr. Daze. See you at 7!" Fluttershy then walked off.

"Bye Daze! You're totally awesome!" Spike called back, following Fluttershy.

Black Daze gave a quick wave, then continued sulking a little while longer before he realized he had to tell Trix and Chrissy about the picnic. He flew towards his camp and landed with a THUD.

"There's a change in plans for dinner, everypony."

"And what, pray tell, would that change be?" Chrysalis asked.

"A picnic!" Trixie exclaimed.

"At 7pm with Fluttershy." Daze continued.

"Who's that?" Chrysalis asked. She didn't remember Fluttershy from the royal wedding.

"You'll see soon enough." Daze assured.

To be continued…