Author's Note
Experiment/First Fic
So I guess Welcome???
Enjoy...
P.S. I think changelings are adorable 
Forgive Us...
They say you ponies live in a very superficial society; where you believe that you are the protectors of the land, the caretakers of the animals, so why not help us? After all, we're creatures too. Is it because we're not flesh and bone like you? Maybe it's because we attacked your kind that one time in Canterlot, but why don't you accept our forgiveness? "Mother" tells us she asks the princesses frequently; demanding our pleads for mercy but like always, she comes towards us turning her head from left to right every time. It's like you didn't even care weather we went out of extinction or not. I remember hearing a story about one of you ponies but I don't remember it well as it was told to me a while ago by one of my changeling sisters. I think it was something about some pony turning into a beast out of jealously and when they were defeated, you accepted there forgiveness. So why not accept our pleads? We did it over survival so you've got to understand, we did it to save our kind. "Mother" says it's our appearances which frighten you and after many years of living in the hive, I've began to think that myself.
I've got to admit, were not a beautiful sight to see but is anything really beautiful? Can you look at all of your pony folk and say there all beautiful in your eyes. "Mother" says were beautiful creatures and whatever another pony says, they're just jealous because we've got better looks than them. I think that's just to cheer us up you know. After all, we live in our hive awaiting our deaths most of the time and when some of us do go out, we have to stay in the shadows so we don't give attention to our selves. We have nowhere else to go unless we shapeshift. After the incident that happened, we can't do anything really except for awaiting our time to depart from this land. Why not shapeshift? Why you see, like any creature, we need energy to survive and there's not really much love coming in from the changeling spy's and we only use the love that we have left on vital occasions.
Most nights I'm so cold in this cave. There's literally thousands of us huddled together but even with that much changelings in one space I'm still freezing my hooves off. Who would have guessed it, changelings need everything a pony does; food, water, companionship. Were not monsters, we just want to survive like you.
We're quite similar you and I. We love freedom, always love a adventure once in a while and when it comes to survival, we will do what ever it will take for our species to be safe. I know that last statement was harsh in a way, but that's natural selection for you; the creatures with the better characteristic live on while the others just go out of existence. Most of us believe that about us you know, we're going to be the next species to go due to it being a 'law of nature thing'. But "Mother" always tries to change the subject when she hears it. "Mother" is great; she's caring, calm, a good leader, everything you would love in a parent. You should come over sometime, we could chill, tell stories, even play a game or two. But we get how judgemental you ponies are about us so we understand. We're not mad at you, we're just confused, lonely and confused.
When I sit down and look at all of those glorious stars in the sky, I always dream about being a normal civilised pony. One which has a job, a family, a bunch of friends to goof around with and probably even a PHD in something. But atlas, I return from my gaze and look into a dark gloomy cave where "Mother" is laying with my brothers and sisters. I still believe it can happen; actually for us changelings to be free and out in the wild would probably be considered as some sort of 'miracle' when we think about it; I just believe it's freedom. "Mother" calls me the smart one, the brains of the family but I'm literally like the rest of them, I'm nothing special. She says I see the world better, that I'm a strong changeling who is loyal to the hive.
But Why? I constantly ask her that question. Why can't they accept our forgiveness? She just says because it is. Has "Mother" even asked? After all, I never saw her leave this cave once that magic blasted all of us away. Maybe she never asked them. Maybe she hates them that much that she doesn't want our two species emerging together. But I must trust "Mother", she's the only thing I've got in this world and if I loose her, I loose everything. I hardly talk to my brothers and sisters. They think I'm crazy when I talk about living a life like the ponies do. But maybe they're right, you'll never accept us no matter how hard I imagine. But I still imagine. Imagine what it will be like when you actually accept us into your world.
I remember the day "Mother" was planning the attack on Canterlot. The hope in her eyes could tell each and every changeling in the hive that this was the right decision for us. We were all so happy, bouncing around with glee and excitement; we just couldn't wait till the day we could get out of this place and enjoy the scenery. The plan was simple, Foalnapp the princess of love for a while so that she can get enough love from her husband to survive for a few years. However, ever since that lavender unicorn stepped in with her suspicions, "Mother" was getting more violent with her plan. It went that bad that she changed the whole scheme all together; where she wanted to rule all of Equestria herself. We were confused at first, why had she changed the plan? we had no idea, So we just went along; Attack the capitols civilization and then we would have a unlimited supply of love to feed off. However the plan failed once that 'Pink' Alicorn reunited with her husband; blasting us away with that 'love blast' of theirs. After we returned back, "Mother" was never the same.
She was sadder, more depressed, and we couldn't do anything about it. We attempted, trust me. We tried doing shows, complimenting her every day, listening to everything she says, but she never cheers up. "Mother" says it's her fault that we're dying slowly but I reassure her each time that it's not; she just got a little carried away, that's all. For the first few weeks, she was constantly crying herself to sleep, it was both heart-breaking and unbearable but we had to live with it, to be strong for her. I just couldn't take it anymore, seeing her sad was making the whole hive sad so I had to take action. I told her to get a grip, act like a proper queen. I just wanted our old "Mother" back you know, the one who always smiled when passing us, the one who still had that hope in her eyes. But now we were stuck with this new "Mother", one which was depressed and sad everyday and night. She shouted at me first, told me she was like a proper queen and I was just one of her subjects. I just couldn't take it, so I ran away crying my eyes out at what I had just said and heard. But something clicked in her when I said those words, she began to start being her normal self in front of us, smiling again with that beautiful face of hers, she even told me that she was sorry and that I was not just one of her subjects, I was her son, her friend. I was so happy, we all were. Except one.
Even though she was acting like her old self on the outside, she wasn't on the inside. I could still see "Mother" sad at night. I could still see her resume her depressed self when no other changeling was looking at her. She's suffering on the inside because she was trying to save the hive. So I ask you this question. Only once...
Will you offer us your forgiveness?
