Hi I'm ARFRmlpbrony! This is my fanfic about changelings! Sorry about the long chapter, I just decided to put it all in one. If you would like to leave a comment please leave a CONSRTUCTIVE one! If you find any mistakes you may politely tell me about them! Thanks! And enjoy! (Ps. This is my first fanfic I have posted so don't criticize to much.
The different Changeling
Here I am in a cold dark room on a cold concrete bed holding on to what ever heat is left in my body. The cuts, bruises, and broken bones don't help either. I'm slightly conscience all I hear is silence. And all I can think about is how I got here.
Two week ago...
Waking up was always annoying because it just meant it was time to go build, fight, train, or what ever stupid orders queen chrysalis gave me. Saying that the orders were stupid was a dangerous thing though. Changelings like me had been killed just for looking at our queen wrong. And she was even more moody since we failed to take over canterlot. In fact, she had banished a few guards because they failed. I guess what I'm trying to say is that she is a really cruel mother. Oh speaking of me I'm Everstorm or changeling #2460 as I'm known in the hive. I'm just your run of the mill changeling, except I'm very fascinated by the ponies. I like to watch them when i get the chance, which isn't very often. Though saying that aloud would get me in a lot of trouble. But enough about me lets get back to my story.
I had just woken up it was still dark but I didn't mind I hopped off my bed and stretched a deep yawn escaped my throat but I let it draw on. It was a nice feeling. I took a look outside, seeing that a few others were stumbling out of their "homes" I say this because they are barely houses, more like shacks, yea thats the word. I walked out my cloth "door" and started heading to work. The walk there was nice, even though I could have flew like all my other coworkers I liked walking, it woke me up and there were things to look at. When I arrived there was a changeling waiting for me. "Oh no." I muttered under my breath the changeling waiting was the role call changeling #1546 and I knew that I did not like him and he felt the same toward me. "#2460, you are late... Again," #1546 or who I call Grump said sternly "I have no choice but to give you a double shift." He said and then smirked a little, he enjoyed this. And protesting would just get me in more trouble, so I huffed and started working. After a both long agonizing shifts were over i was allowed to go home. I decided that I was not going to walk because my hooves were aching. So I flapped my wings and flew slowly toward home. Normally I would have had a short time before I went home to relax but the double shift had canceled that. I landed near my house and my raw muscles sent a jolt of pain through me. I walked into my house and flopped on my bed. Instantly I was groggy and falling asleep.
I woke in the middle of the night but this was normal I had fallen off my bed again. My SPLMD (severe periodic limb movement disorder) had pushed me off the bed. Sadly I had no pony medicine for it but taking a walk usually helped. So that's what I did. My hooves were still sore but not that bad I walked toward the everfree forest as I entered the forest I smelled pine trees and other things I didn't smell in the hive. I walked and I walked. And then I had a problem. I was lost. "Dang." I said to myself. Usually this could be solved by flying up and looking around but when I flew up I didn't see anything, because it was foggy "no... This only happens in horror stories!" I joked to myself. I flew back down, my survival instincts told me to pick a direction and just go that way, but my curiosity over rid that and I decided to follow the path I was already on. I walked for a long time, sleep had left me for another time. I walked into a clearing there was a pony there I quickly hid in a bush. The pony was tall and white definitely a female but what made me shake was the wings, horn, and long flowing rainbow hair. "Oh crap! It's Celestia!" I thought to my self. As I thought that she turned around looking in my direction a wave of fear flew over me. I was screaming internally, and if I had skin like a pony I would have been pale as a ghost. And then I saw it, the tip of my tail was poking out of the bush! Moving it would only confirm I was hiding. So I stayed as still as possible. The alicorn stepped closer and then I felt weightless. "Oh gosh no! No! No! No! The alicorn was levitating me out of the bush. Might as well kill my self right now. When she saw me her eyes widened. I was horrified, I was going to die and no pony would ever know. "Planing to attack me are you?" Celestia said In a stern tone. I couldn't answer I was petrified! When she saw my horrified expression something changed in her. "Are you afraid of me, changeling?" All I managed to say was "please don't kill me!" A small laugh came out of her. "Wow I must terrify you." All I could do was nod. There was a long moment of silence. Eventually she set me down, and my mind told me to run, hide, or do something! But I just stood there, silent. That's when she spoke up, "you weren't planing to attack me were you." She said, I shook my head, "no! I was just walking and I saw you and hid." She looked at me, she was thinking. "Well then, aren't you going back to your hive?" She said, and then I remembered that I was lost. What I was going to say was, " I got lost in the fog and I can't find my way back!" But what came it was "the fog... I... Um..." Luckily she understood "ah, yes. The fog is thick this morning." Wait this morning!? "Oh no!" I thought. When a changeling goes missing they usually sent the whole hive after them. She looked at me "um is something wrong?" I looked at her and knew I had to tell her, "look, I know you probably won't believe me but, queen chrysalis is going to send the hive after me if she finds I'm missing, but now that I'm lost I don't want to be found." Celestia looked at me and said, "well hiding from three hundred or so changelings shouldn't be that hard, I mean, this forest is a really big place." She didn't know, she didn't know the truth! "No! You don't under stand! There is three thousand of them and counting! They'll find me easily!" Her eyes widened at this, "wait what?!" She said, and I explained, "ever since the queen failed to capture canterlot she has be making an army big enough to take canterlot and many other places easily!" She now looked very worried, "wait, why are you telling me this?" I looked at her and finally I could say it aloud, "I hate the queen!" I yelled "I hate my cruel, dumb, mother! She is terrible! She doesn't care for any of us! She is just a revengeful piece of trash!" Celestia was shocked at how loud I had yelled it, I was shocked, my face was red from the yelling and I slowly sat down and my head drooped and all I felt were hot tears rolling down my muzzle. I sat there in silence, she just stood there. And then I felt something radiating from her, the caring energy she was giving off was not big but felt warm and nice. I tasted it thought my nose, it was sweet. Sweeter than any love I had ever tasted. That's because it was given not stolen. She looked at me and softly said, "come with me." I looked up, she had a comforting smile. "Wh...what?" I questioned. "If you don't like queen chrysalis this much, I'll keep you safe from her." I stood and wiped away a year from my eye and walked toward her, a glow came from her horn and we disappeared.
We appeared in a castle, no wait. Her castle! I was amazed, there were things everywhere! "Why did you bring me here. How can you trust me! I'm a changeling!" I questioned, I was very confused. "Your queen will have a tough time finding you if your in my castle and not in the forest," she replied. She then turned toward me and asked, "do you have a name?" I almost jumped in joy at this. "Yes! My name is Everstorm!" I almost shouted in joy. "Well then Everstorm, lets find you a place to sleep." She said kindly. And with that her horn glowed and a bed appeared! I had never slept on a bed before, I always just slept on leaves. I slowly walked toward the bed I touched it with my hoof, "whoa! This is soooo soft!" I exclaimed. She laughed at this. I then flopped onto the bed. It was so warm and comfy and just, nice. It had dark blue covers, (which I was enjoying laying on top of,) it had a light blue almost white pillow, and it just smelled nice. And then things got complicated, we heard a nock at the door! "Princess Celestia!" A male voice said, "you have a meeting with the mayor of Ponyvile this morning!" "Oh great." Celestia said sarcastically under her breath. She opened the door and peeked her head out "oh Cloudwalker," she said, and I guessed that the pony outside was a Pegasus. "Could you please reschedule my meetings for today to another time? I'm sure they will all understand that I am very busy." The guard must have been shocked to hear this be because he said, "uh...oh...um ok...whatever you want princess!" She thanked him and pulled her head in the door and shut the door with a sigh. I was hiding in my bed shaking and covering my eyes, "don't worry Everstorm he's gone." She said reassuringly. Her stomach then growled, and she blushed, "oh my! It seems that I have forgotten to eat!" She giggled and I smiled. "Are you hungry?" She asked. And then the hunger hit me. "Yes!" I replied "but as you know I only feed on emotion." I said downheartedly. She looked at me, "have you ever tried food?" She questioned. I perked up at this, "no." I said, "what's it like?" She look at me and said, "why don't I order some food from my royal chefs and you can try some!" "Yes please!" I exclaimed she smiled and did a weird magic spell for a bit and then she looked at me smiled and said, "the food is on its way." I was so exited! I finally got to try pony food! She frowned for a bit and then said "oh but your going to need a disguise while you stay here." She said. So I started thinking my first choice was a grey alicorn with yellow hair. But we decided that that wasn't good. So my second choice was a purple unicorn with short green hair. But we both agreed that it was terrible. So my third choice was a dark blue Pegasus with grey short hair. We both liked it. And we were close enough that the food ponies came in fast! They were silent walking in and dropping off the food but there eyes were trained on me. I gave a little wave and the two girls giggled and walked out. I tried many foods but my favorite was this brown solid substance called chocolate. It was so sweet and would melt on my tongue. And I liked my pony teeth because they were flat and even, unlike my sharp jagged changeling teeth. As we kept eating I reached for an apple, and she reached for and apple, and the most cliché thing happened. Our hooves touched. She blushed, I blushed and we both quickly took an apple, "oh no. I've only known her for an hour, I can't be falling in love!" I told myself sternly. She smelled and looked beautiful, I don't know what perfume she had on, but I was wishing I could get some. It would be like a drug to me! She had a clock in her wall and I looked at it. What! Already 12:32 am! Wow time had flew! And this was how the week went, we would talk, eat, and sleep and time just flew by. It was the start of the second week that was not good.
The changeling army was camping in the everfree forest. They were all starving and kind of going savage they ate whatever they could find, that was edible of course. They had even attacked a small village. No survivors. And their queen was getting angrier. She sat on a makeshift throne huffing. "I will find #2460! And he will be greatly punished!" She yelled. In fact it made her a bit happy thinking about all the ways she would punish him. She also had a devilish plan to take over canterlot and all of equestria!
I woke up in my soft bed. I had a great nights sleep and I hadn't been woken up! Turns out the medicine for my SPLMD had helped! I wanted to jump in joy! But my bed was to comfortable to get out of. But eventually I got out of bed and ordered some breakfast. I ate eggs and had a tall glass of milk. I also had a small side of chocolate which the chefs had gotten used to just giving me. Celestia was a long sleeper and she had work today so I saw no reason to wake her. But she gradually woke up on her own "good morning!" I said as I handed her a plate of food, " she smiled and gave a tired good morning back. When she finally went to work I decided to go down to the royal garden.
I was sitting on a bench reading les manticore. It was my favorite book so far. I was in the middle of reading when a bird grabbed my book! It was abnormally strong to carry a book of that size I flew after it and I saw my book near a bush, and a voice that made me quiver said, "hello my traitorous child!" I stepped back as a tall black figure stepped out of the bush only known as queen chrysalis she stepped on the book and it burst into green flames. I turned and ran. But I so realized that I was surrounded by changelings they jumped on me pinning me to the ground I couldn't move! I yelled at the top of my lungs "help Celestia please! Anyone help!" I screamed. The queen laughed, "why would Celestia help you? Why would any pony help you?" The fury escaped me, "because she cares about me! She trusts me for who I am not what I am! She is a billion times better than you, you foul horrible witch! You don't deserve to be called queen or mother!" Her expression grew cold then hateful and then furious, "you worthless child
I never cared for you! Why would you think I cared for you! Your just a slave, a minion that does my bidding! You are mindless and stupid." When she said this a few murmurs were heard in the crowd of changelings, "silence!" She screamed. She used her horn and shot a magic spell at me! My disguise melted off of me as I screamed in agony. The pain of her spell was terrible. I felt as though I was on fire! I felt I was being stabbed with millions of daggers! She laughed as she saw me writhing in pain and agony on the floor, "my changelings!" She yelled, "Attack!" The many changelings all flew in the air and dispersed throughout canterlot. My torture did not cease it grew! It was just me and her. Tears streamed down my face, and I could only scream in pure agony. And then it stopped. I lay there gasping for air. After a few moments she kicked me hard in the stomach I flew across the yard and into a stone pillar. I heard a huge crack, as my shell broke. "Aaaahhhh!!!" I screamed. Blood began to seep from the wound but the queen was relentless running over and stomping on me she bit my foreleg and left a huge gash she picked me up by the wound and thew me into a pond. I couldn't move the pain was everywhere, I was drowning. I struggled but my head grew hot, the air in my lungs escaped my throat and then my mouth. I tried to hold my breath but my pained lungs couldn't hold the air. I gasped and water entered my airflow I kept gasping like I was trying to get air but all that came was water I drifted off my last thought was that at least I would die hydrated, I smiled at this and then drifted into darkness.
Queen chrysalis smiled and laughed the watery grave. "Have a nice day!" She said sarcastically she turned around and there was a line of knocked out changelings leading toward the castle as a curious changeling she went to find who had done this.
Celestia hopped out of the bush she was hiding in, she was glad her distraction had worked she used a levitation spell to lift Everstorm but he didn't come up. She couldn't find him! She started to worry. Why couldn't she find him! She had to find him. She dove into the water, she knew that this pond led to the sea though a tunnel but she had never been it. She used her wings to propel her self though the water and her magic to breathe she dove down the pressure increased with the depth. She saw a trail of green blood and knew she had to follow it. And as she thought, it brought her to him. He was caught on a vine unconscious. She swam toward him and enveloped him in her magic. They were soon at the top. He just stayed there, not breathing. She knew what she had to do. she was pumping on his chest, and she put her mouth over his and breathed in and out. She did this for five minutes or more and then she heard a cough he flipped on his side and threw out a chest full off water. "Oh Everstorm!" She exclaimed, "oh my Everstorm!" And then she kissed him she was so caught up in the moment.
I woke up with a cough. I opened my eyes and looked up. Someone was above me I felt soft lips pressed against mine. Wait what?! It was Celestia! And was she kissing me?! Celestia's eyes fluttered open and when she saw his she bolted up. She was a deep red. So was I. "Were you kissing me?!" I croaked her face turned an even deeper red and she said, "I...was...uh...doing CPR! Yes CPR." I smirked, "oh ok." Of course I didn't believe her. She was about to say something but then many black figures tackled her she screamed and a familiar and terrifying voice said, "oh isn't this nice, it would be terrible if someone tore these two apart! Oh wait, no, actually it would be fun!" Queen chrysalis laughed. "Your supposed to be dead you foul traitor!" The queen yelled. I cringed, and tried to hide but I couldn't move. A lonely tear ran down my cheek.
The days that followed were full of screams, chains, and pain. I was in a cold dark cell on a cold hard concrete bed holding on to the last strands of warmth in my body. The bruises, cuts, and broken bones didn't help either. I spent my days slightly conscious or asleep.
Many weeks passed, or months, I don't know. Nor did I really care. All I am thinking is that everything is my fault. It was me who had gotten in trouble, it was me that had gotten Celestia and me captured, it was my fault that equestria was now ruled by queen chrysalis. I was angry but the pain had kept me laying still as possible. Oh and then my days got worse. A guard came to my door snickering, "#2460," He said, "queen chrysalis sent me to tell you that you are hereby sentenced to death." He said this while smiling. He later told me that my execution would be in three days. And so I waited.
I found out that three days is a long time if you are waiting to be executed. I also had a lot of time to think of what my last words were going to be. And they were going to be good.
Two guards walked to my door. I heard a clunk of a lock, my door swung open, "2460, you will follow us to your execution." The first guard said. I stood up, "my name is Everstorm." I said. The looked at me confused and then at each other and started laughing. "You stupid traitor! Changelings don't have dumb names!" The second guard said. I just stood there silently. Eventually they stopped laughing and whilst smiling they bound me in chains. We walked down a long hallway, my shackles shook with each step. We walked through a door and then another. we stopped at a third door and guard one be an to talk to a changeling in a booth. They talked for a while and then laughed. I guess he had mentioned my name. I heard manny loud clunks and the door in front of us slowly swung open. Sunlight streamed in to the dark prison, I welcomed its warmth. We walked forward and I realized I was on a stage, thousands of changelings had gone from loudly talking to dead silent. I felt eyes from everywhere trained on me. My eyes widened at the front row of seats, Celestia was sitting there eyes wide and filled with tears. No! I said to myself, this was queen chrysalis's doing. She loved to torture ponies, but this was just terrible. I was going to shout but a loud booming voice interrupted, "my children!" It boomed, "we have gathered in this place today to witness, the execution of a traitorous changeling! This changeling is #2460!" She paused as if the changelings would start clapping and wooing. But it was completely dead silent. "His execution," she said, "of my choice, is suffocation by water! Or if you want to, you can call it drowning." She smiled. My eyes widened, I couldn't speak! Queen chrysalis flew down with something in her mouth. She attached a metal chain with a ball at the end to each of my legs. I was shocked, I was going to drown to death and the queen thought it was funny. I looked over and Celestia was squirming in her seat. Slowly a trapdoor opened in the middle of the stage and a tank full of water was lifted out. Guards began to push me toward it the weights dragged and bumped on the wood. I stopped by a rugged staircase and they chained my wings to my body. I slowly stepped up the steps. I got to the top and stood there on the little platform. "Any last words!?" The queen cooed, "do you have and despicable remarks before you die?" She questioned. I looked into the tank and then at all the watching changelings, "yes," I said, "I am Everstorm the changeling. I am not a monster. The queen is wrong, and she is evil. She is starving you of a food that is ten times better that the love we steal. I'm not hungry anymore, because I am full of true love, not stolen love. Us changelings don't have to be evil. We can coexist with ponies. I know you are all starving and wanting love, and if you stay with the queen that's all you will ever feel, hungry." There were a few murmurs in the crowd, "and know that when I die, ask yourself this question, how long can I stand this hunger? I know that we will all die without food. Yes we took canterlot and are in the process of taking all of equestria, but even with that it won't satisfy our hunger. I know another way, but no one will listen so therefore, by killing me today, you all die." I said this last sentence slower. At this point the murmurs were louder. The queen spoke, "well then," she said, "that was "so" inspirational!" She said sarcastically. She walked toward me and tested her hoof on a lever. "Good bye traitor!" She said to me. And then she pulled the lever. I screamed, it was the last thing I could do, it's the last thing I would do. I plunged into the water, the weights on my legs pulling me downward. I sunk to the bottom with a clunk. Like before I held my breath. The pressure built and grew. I choked on the water around me, I new what drowning was like, but now it was even worse. I began to see stars. And I heard a thunk. I thought it was just the pressure in my head but it was way louder and moved my body. Thunk... Thunk... Thunk... Crack... I was Blacking out and then, whoosh! The water around me disappeared I choked and gasped for air, my head hurt and my lungs had accepted the air as if it had been years. I blinked the water from my eyes and shook the water from my ears. And I heard chaos. Changelings were running everywhere and some stood near and broke me free of my chains. Something or some pony jumped on me, her familiar scent was welcoming and lovely. "Oh Everstorm!" Celestia shouted with tears running down her face, "oh I thought you were going to die!" She sobbed, I turned and pressed my lips on hers and we just sat there. In pure chaos, we kissed as changelings ran around us. A few just stared. Her love filled me like a firework! Shooting everywhere blossoming and blooming like a flower!
Turns out that the changelings had revolted against the queen. They chased her away and kept it that way. They decided to be ruled under Celestia's rule, the ponies would eventually get used to us changelings. They wanted to have love, not steal it. And I never stopped loving Celestia, and she never stopped loving me.
Five years later...
"Daddy! Daddy!" The light blue filly shouted, she ran into the huge library, searching for her father. "Yes, Sunshine?" I said, I was laying on a couch reading War And Ponies, and my beautiful little girl ran up and jumped on me. "Found you daddy!" She giggled, "oh Sunshine," a beautiful voice said, "get of your father!" She laughed, the beautiful white mare walked in, she had a ponytail in her hair and a smile on her face. "It's ok," I said, "I was almost done with that chapter!" Sunshine giggled as I tickled her. "Stop daddy!" She laughed, "you got me!" I smiled and put her on my back, I stood and walked toward Celestia. "How are you my dear?" I asked, she smiled, "good, sweet heart." She said. I walked out of the library and toward our Sunshine's room. On the way I saw a changeling and a pony guard joking in the hallway, they both saluted as we passed. I mean, I was the king of equestria. I didn't ask for it but marrying Celestia made me king, and her queen. And our daughter was now princes, and it was also her bed time. She had fallen asleep on my back and I smiled as me and my wife tucked her into bed her pink hair draped around her. I loved her. And my story finally had a happy ending.
~The End~