The Long road for love and life book one

As we stood their hugging the only other sound I could hear over Luna's sobs was her heart beat, "I'm sorry miss Luna I did not mean to make you cry" I said with tears of my own forming in my eyes, it was weird I could see she was upset, I could hear it in her voice, but I could not feel it, despite being upset she could hide her feelings which I was thankful for, as the last time we met she was only a little happy and that was strong, I do not want to think what would happen to me if she let go of her control in this or any state.

"Thank you Paul for sharing with us this memory" I let go of her and allowed her time to regain her composer, "it is true as I and my sister were not in the same part of Equestria but we still remember our mother and father's singe in the sky, but my older sister remembers star swirl the bearded took us to a quiet little village, far from the war, but I did not remember why until now (Luna's eyes had stopped running with tears but she still had a watery film over them which made her teal eyes shine like the stars and diamonds combined, which took my breath away as I looked at her, I could feel my heart flutter a bit, but I could never be with some pony so beautiful and strong, I think she knew what I was thinking as she gave a giggle before continuing) " we know about what your hive had done in the past little one, but we think you want to ask us something?"

My mind races with this, but I soon regain my self control, I then explained to her about what I wanted to do for the hive and my own need to see that town again and how I wanted to learn about a different culture, Luna smiled happily back at me "I think me and my sister would like that, but there are many dangers which I think you can handle." I was about to ask but the dream was ending, all I heard was a faint "see you soon little prin...

When I had awoken I noticed the statues had appeared to have moved slightly, but noticeably. With two statues of Griffins in an embrace of love was the closest to me, I fingered that I must of been more tired than I thought but they did look familiar.

I tried to let this idea go as I stretched my limbs to wake them up, after this I got to my hoofs and proceeded towards mothers chamber, It is just as well we changelings have well I suppose you can say hairs on our feet which helps us to climb on any surface but their made from chiching just like our carapace, and we can move them individually if we want, but generally it is done without thinking, just as well to when your still half asleep as I had forgotten where I was for a second and nearly lost my grip on the wall.

After my little scare, which woken me up quicker than a Concffen mushroom. (I suppose you could say one of our version of coffee, which I found out later I actually enjoy but I do not want to skip the rest of my little tail) I than proceeded towards the entrance of mothers chamber, she was just about to sit on her throne as I was about to enter, she looked up knowing I was their.

"so I take it you slept well little diplomat (she said with a smile and in a tiered morning tone of voice) I do believe everything is almost ready for your Journey to begin, I know you want to help" as my mother and Queen said this I left the ceiling and came to the ground with a perfect landing considering I do like flying and doing rotational rolls flips and other tricks.

"I see you are ready for what the world may throw at you but, I do hope you will stay safe my child" she said in her motherly voice, but she also had a pained sorry full tone, I could feel the pride and the pain in her as her emotions came like a giant wave, "I will be fine mother, and if you want I can send you some letters to let you know what I am up to, and what I have found if you want me to", (internal voice) "as I can still talk to you like this if I am not too far away mom" I said using my connection to the hive it is like talking but with your mind not your voice, you see many believe the hive controls us but in fact it is a sort of nexus for sharing information and communicating over distances that would be pointless to speak, or use vespid as the sound would not reach the one you wish to talk to, but it can be used in such a way but not by my hive.

" think I will leave it up to you my child, but I would like to have letters as if you were to strain yourself....well I do not know what I would do. Mmm I nearly forgotten" she give another series of clicks and squeaks for a attendant who appeared from a passage just hidden behind what looked like a wall but it was an illusion of the chamber wall which did impress me but that even now boggles my mind,

The attendant had a bundle which hung from her mouth with the straps dangled from like a lifeless animal in the jaws of the predator fresh from the kill, oh I have forgotten to mention that we changelings are omnivorous which means we can eat meat and plants, but our hive normally eats the fungus, but every now and then a nieces big rat or even an arthropod will come into the hive and you know the saying finders keepers?, that and the fact that their after our unhatched brothers and sisters, and not all of us eat meat, so they also get sent to the growing fields for the fungus once subdued, I prefer to use fire magic on mine just till it is nicely cooked but some prefer to eat meat raw or fresh as they call it (yuck!).

The attendant placed the bundle on the ground in front of me, but she did not have any fear like most of the others who normal do, in fact she seemed very happy as she fixed her gazes on me with an almost hungry look in her eyes.

i started to feel uncomfortable, very uncomfortable, "can I help you with something? Or is their something on my face? as that look is starting to make me feel like pray" The attendant chuckled at my comment and somehow gave an even bigger grin "you could indeed help me with something but I have work to do and my dear sir you have not even asked for my name, what a naughty stallion you are" I soon heard mother Laughing at this, as the attendant buzzed her wings hitting me with a blast of her pheromones or a chemical smell which told me she is in heat.

the blast sent my mind reling which i fought back almost immediately, I regained myself to the sound of laughter, I blinked my eyes which helped my vision to came into focus, the attendant was chuckling along with mother. That's when I realised what was so funny, as to my horror my wings were standing to attention, my face instantaneously turned red as I found myself wishing the ground would swallow me whole.

"OK Shera I think Paul has had enough excitement for one day" mother said in between fits of Laughter, "ok mother I will go back to my chamber, and I'll leave this handsome stud alone, Shera then turns to walk away before stealing a quick glance behind her given a cheeky wink "I will see you later, mmm, yes I shall" with that she left. I spent the next few minutes trying to regain my composer, before I could Evan speak mother had regained her own. "I am sorry, but that was so funny, oh my word" she wiped away a tear from her eye "Shera is my personal attendant, but the way you zoned out," mother coughs and clears her throat "but you still fought back against her pheromones, which is commendable, but you may find the pack a bit uncomfortable at first."

The pack was not the only surprise I also found I had also grown a new carapace, the kind that the onclave have, but mine was different, at my sides I found I had more armor at my sides, that I can move over the bag and my wings which too had changed, this new armor could also shield the bag and my wings from both the sun and from attack.

"Don't worry my child it was my own spell not hers" mother started to chuckle again, I was feeling a sense of calm and peace wash over me too relaxed. "Thank you mother it looks cool, but for now (my horn light up and a familiar green flame envelopes my form, when i was finished I did look normal except for the wing casing which I decided I would keep, I will keep the casing but the rest may gave others the wrong impression"

Mother give me a nod and told me in vespid where to go, and that construction had already begun on my new home for a few days at most, and that I should hurry before they had finished. "oh and Paul Happy hatchday" the Queen said after he had already left for his new life.