The last Changeling in Equestia

by Rose the Changeling

Chapter 9:The cave

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"AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"The 5 mares screamed at the top of their lungs as their bodies plummet into the abbess that King Sombra had created.Nopony in the Gala nor any pony can hear them scream because Sombra had celled the top with his black Crystals.Rose tried to carry everypony that was falling with her.Lightning Dust,Scootaloo,Derpy and Starlight Glimmer.She would never let either of them die,even if it meant she was the last Changeling but they were all to heavy to carry,Scootaloo was a terrible flyer,Derpy hooves can't fly properly and not because she was a bad flyer.She was a good flyer but she was spinning around making it hard for her to gain control of her flying and with 1 bad eye,she can't focus well.As for Lightning Dust,although she may have gotten fired from the Wonderbolt academy,she had never forgotten her flying skills back then but she was too weak from the Crystallizing.There was nothing that they could do.All what they could do now is accept their fate to die and let Equestia be ruled by a corrupted King once again...

...But just a split second before slamming to the floor,they managed to be levitated by a magical force surrounding them.The 4 mares were shocked by this until they looked at the Unicorn in front of them.It was Starlight Glimmer who saved them.The 4 mares stared at the Unicorn with shocked expression before being released.

"Are you all alright?"Starlight questioned them with a worried tone.

"I've been though worse..."Derpy muttered with an exhausted voice.

"Worse than being plummeted more than a 1,000 feet below ground?"Scootaloo replied questionably.

"There's alot you don't know about me Scoots."Derpy replied.

"Rghh!That motherfucking King!"Lightning Dust yelled with an angry tone.She continued"I almost died because of him!No wonder Equestia and the Princess's hate him so much and if it wasn't for Rose..."Lightning Dust then looked to the Changeling and spoke"I would've been dead by now."

"Your welcome Lightning Dust."Rose replied with a smile."Friends protect each other,even in times like these and-"

"WHERE'S LIGHTNING BLITZ??!!!"Scootaloo screamed like a manic.

The 4 mares looked at her and then started looking around until Starlight gave a worried face to her and spoke"I think your baby is...up there?"Starlight said as she pointed her hoof to the crystallized ceiling.

"That heartless King!Even mommy told me and my brothers and sisters that he was this insane!"Rose said as she was looking up towards the ceiling.Lightning Dust said"Who's mommy?"

"My mother...Queen Chrysalis..."Rose replied with a saddened face.

"I am so sorry..."Lightning Dust replied with a softer voice.She continued"If she would've been alive,you wouldn't be in the mess we are and-"

"YOU!!!"Scootaloo yelled at Rose as she pointed her hoof at the Changeling.

She then pinned Rose into the wall with both hooves and demanded"You got 60 seconds to explain to us what's going on before i beat you to the ground!"

Rose looked around and said"I don't know what your talking about,i had nothing to do with Sombra i swear!"

"Then why did you come to the Gala anyway TRAITOR!!!"

"Traitor?When did i ever betrayed all of you?"

"*puts hoof in dress and pulls out Beretta 9MM handgun*Hey that's enough!"She yelled at Scootaloo.Scootaloo turned to the direction of the voice with anger but it didn't last very long when she saw the gun pointed at her."Let go of the Changeling now!"Willing not to get shot,Scootloo did as she was told.

Lightning Dust said while pointing the gun"Now listen,i know how much you love your baby but now's not the time to be blaming people here!Were all in the same cloud here and our main priority is to get out of here as soon as possible.Do you understand that?"Scootaloo nodded with fear.Lightning Dust then placed the gun back into her dress and said"Good,now does anypony know this cave?"

The mare's shook their heads...except for Rose who was looking around the cave and replied"Hey i recognize this place!"She replied.

Lightning Dust raised an eyebrow and said"Wait you do?"Rose replied"Remember that the Changeling's crashed the Canterlot wedding?""Yeah we all know that."Lightning Dust said in an adjetated voice.

"What does that's suppose to do with us escaping this cave?"Starlight Glimmer asked,hoping that even though she doesn't trust the Changeling,she'll do anything to get out of the situation she's into.

"I was on duty making sure that Cadance and Princess Twilight doesn't get out of the cave...but i went to the wrong cave and...fuck."Rose said angrily.

"We'll do you still remember the exit?"Derpy said with a curious voice.

"I think so...follow me."Rose said as she walked away.

With no other choice,the rest of the mares decided to follow a Changeling and although Scootaloo,Derpy and Starlight doesn't trust the Changeling,they got bigger problems to deal with.

While they were following the Changeling out of the cave,Rose asked Starlight Glimmer a question."Hey Starlight?"She asked curiously.Starlight Glimmer replied"Yeah?What is it?""Why did you saved me?"

Starlight looked down and then Rose continued"I am a Changeling.Ponies don't trust Changelings except my friend Lightning Dust."Lightning heard that but kept quiet and i don't know why...possibly because she thinks her reply would sound stupid or embarrassing?

Starlight replied"I don't know.I didn't want to save you,i just wanted to save my friends cause...you know?""I don't get it."Rose said with a confused voice.

Starlight then decided to be more specific with her answer by saying"What i am trying to say is,while we were falling i panicked.I couldn't focus on which pony to save so i decided to save all."

"But isn't magic simple?"

"It takes a lot of studying and power to make magic simple,like my teacher Princess Twilight."

"Um,OK?How did Twilight become your Teacher?"Starlight thought to herself 'I am tired and hungry,can't this Changeling give me time to catch my breath?'

While the Unicorn and the Changeling were talking to each other,Scootaloo looked afraid.Not because of Sombra but because...of the gun that Lightning Dust was carrying."Why are you staring at my hoof like that?"Lightning Dust asked as if she was annoyed by it.

Scootaloo replied"Um-its nothing."

"It isn't normal for a Pegasus to stare at a mare's hoof."

"Well...i am not looking at your hoof."

"What?You mean this?"Lightning Dust answered as she pulled out her 9MM Beretta handgun in-front of her.

Scootaloo yelled"Yes!Yes now put that away!"

"Ok,ok easy kiddo.*pulls gun away*Let me guess.Your afraid of guns aren't you?"

"N-no its not that...""Then what is it?""Well...this happened long ago."

*FLASHBACK*

*knock knock knock*

"I'll get it mom!"Scootaloo said as she walked down the stairs cheerfully.

'I hope its the package that i've been waiting for a while!'She thought to herself.

When she opened the door...she finds her "boyfriend"Rain Catcher holding flowers for her and a smile.

"Rain Catcher?"She said.

Rain replied"Hey Scootaloo,its me.Sorry i couldn't be with you all day long,so i decided to give you a gift for my getaway."He then handed the flowers to her and said"I hope you like flowers!"

Scootaloo then gave him an angry look and said"Is this an apology for leaving me and going out with that girl Castro?"

"What?"He replied.

Scootaloo continued"You left me to study!At first i was ok with it but when i realized you were hanging out with a Colt,i realized that you were cheating on me as well!"

Rain Catcher replied honestly"Please let me explain!She wasn't my coltfriend or anything!We were just partners do you understand that?"

"I don't see how partnering up with another girl is NOT cheating!"Scootaloo yelled.

Rain Catcher spoke"But...do you like the flowers i gave you?"He said with a nervous smile and he KNEW it wasn't the time to be smiling but he figured it would ease Scootaloo a bit...

...it didn't work because Scootaloo shoved the flowers into his face and said"Keep the flowers!They were for your Coltfriend anyway!""No their not!Scootaloo please just listen to-"He was cut off when Scootaloo gave him a hard slap across the face.She yelled"SHUT UP!!!I HAVE ENOUGH OF YOUR LIES!!!"Before slamming the door shut.All what Rain Catcher could do was rub the injury he suffered and clean up the mess because flowers were everywhere.

*END OF FLASHBACK*

"I don't see how that's got to do with the gun."Lightning Dust said questionably while following Rose.

Scootaloo said"It does.I haven't gotten to the worse part yet."She continued"Me and my mom Shady decided to pay a visit to Rain Catcher's parents about accusing him of cheating on me...that was the worst and stupidest idea i've ever came up with.And i think you'll understand why."

*FLASHBACK*

*Ding dong*Shady pressed the doorbell button impatiently.She and Scootaloo were very angry at Rain Catcher so they decided to tell this to his parents.Scootaloo's baby was with Rainbow Dash.

Shady said"I can't believe he did this to us!"

Scootaloo replied"I know!First getting me prgenant,leaving me and now cheating on me?"

"I am pretty sure Rain Catcher's parents would take my words seriously."Shady said confidently.

"Honey,where's our son's Condoms?"

"Nevermind."Shady said in an UN-confident voice."But*sigh*its worth the shot."

"Sweetie,the somepony's at the door!"

"You go get it!"

"UGGHHHHHHHHHHH-*opens door*Hello there!"An Adult mare said kindly."Come in."

"We would love too."Shady said before coming in.

"And you must be Scootaloo!Rain Catcher knows about you!"

"Miss.Rain Catcher,i need to talk to you about your son."Shady asked.

"Why,what did he do wrong?"Rain Catcher's motherly replied curiously.

"He did something very terrible to my daughter."

"Ohhh....let's sit down and talk about this.Excuse me i need to get my husband,SWEETIE GET YOUR FAT ASS DOWN HERE!!!"

"I am busy!"

"NO BUSY WORK!!!GET YOU FAT ASS DOWN STAIRS NOW!!!""FINE!!!""I am so sorry.my husband can have a big mouth most of the time."

"Says the person who's talking."Scootaloo wispered into Shady's ear drum.

As the 3 mares and Colt sat down,Shady asked Scootaloo"Scootaloo,why don't you go up-stairs.This is an adult conversation."

"Sure.And where's Rain Catcher."

"He's up-stairs taking a shit."

"*eblows Rain Catcher's father*Sweetie please!"

"Um...ok."

Scootaloo then went up-stairs.She decided to go into Rain Catcher's room to find some more evidence about him cheating on her.She searched every single drawer in his room and found nothing that links him to cheating,though 1 thing had caught her eye.When she opened 1 of the drawer's...she found a firearm.

A P226 mk25 handgun with a muzzle break attached to the barrel and a weapon license with Rain Catcher's name on it."Where did Rain Catcher get this?"She picked the gun up with her hooves,but couldn't grab onto it properly.The gun kept on falling to the ground and she tried picking it up and placing it back in but it just wouldn't work...until *BANG* the gun fired and the bullet went straight though the door...followed by blood that can be seen though the bullet hole.It alerted the entire house.

Scootaloo rushed to the door and then...found Rain Catcher lying on the floor,his jaw getting shot by the bullet.He can't breath properly.He can't move.All what he can do is stare at Scootaloo,the 1 responsible for the shot.

"RAIN CATCHER!!!"Scootaloo yelled."Oh my Celestia,i am so sorry about this!I didn't mean to-"

"Scootaloo?What is Rain Catcher do-SCOOTALOO!!!"Shady screamed at the top of her lungs as she witnessed Scootaloo kneeing down in-front of an injured colt named Rain Catcher.Shady yelled"WHAT DID YOU DO?!!!"

"I didn't mean it."Scootaloo replied with tears raining down her face.

"WHAT DID YOU DO?!!!"Shady demanded.

"I found a gun in the drawer and i accidentally dropped it on the floor a couple of times and it went BANG!!!"Scootaloo cried out.

"Oh no...not our son,call the ambulance!"Both Rain Catcher's parents walked down stairs to get the phone,whilst Rain Catcher could only stare at them walking away and then see Scootaloo and Shady trying to ease the pain.

"Oh no...Scootaloo,get me something to stop the bleeding."Shady said.

"I am so sorry Rain Catcher."Scootaloo said,not listening to Shady's request.

"SCOOTALOO!!!"Shady yelled this time in a more angrier tone.

"I...am...so...sorry...i didn't mean for this to happen..."

*END OF FLASHBACK*

"Shit..."Lightning Dust said in a faint voice"You shot him at the fucking jaw?"

Scootaloo nodded and said"Yes...i did."

"And then what happened?"Lightning Dust asked.

Scootaloo replied"An ambulance made it and the paramedics carried Rain Catcher to the hospital.Rain Catcher's parents then informed the police and i was taken to court.Luckily,i was not guilty because Princess Celestia and Luna knew it was an Accident,though that didn't stop there.Rain Catcher had to stay in the hospital for 3 months until he was released.The doctors said that he can't talk because his jaw is too heavily damaged from the gun shot so he had to talk by using a paper and pencil.As for his parents,me and my mother was fined 10,000 bits and it was the hospital bill and we had to pay because we were the cause of it.Rain Cather's parents told us that Rain Catcher never wants to see me or Shady's faces ever again and he was moved to Manhattan and i was given a restriction order from Rain Catcher."

"What about this Castro girl?"Lightning Dust questioned curiously.

Scootaloo replied"I managed to meet Castro including his sister Pollux and Shady daze and Castro admitted that her and Rain Catcher were just partners...its all my fault.I let my feelings get the best of me and at least if i didn't go to Rain Catcher's house that day...he would've been fine by now."

"That's really sad...i feel sorry for him."Lightning Dust said.

"Yeah...me too."Scootaloo replied.

"I didn't quite catch your name..."

"My name is Scootaloo but most ponies calls me Motherly Scootaloo.That's Starlight Glimmer,the unicorn who saved us and that's Derpy hooves."

"The 1 who with the messed up eye?"

"Yeah her."

"Hey Rose are we out yet?"Derpy exclaimed.

"Almost there."Rose answered.

There was a light out side of the cave.Moon Light.The 4 mares and the Changeling then followed that light to which a point they were free.They looked around and realized that they were on the ground...not at the Gala.

"Were free!"Derpy cheered.

"True but we got UN-finished business to take care of."Starlight said.

"...Your saying were going back to the gala aren't we?"Rose said.

"Yes we have to."Starlight replied.

"Why?"Roes questioned.

Starlight sighed and answered"Because there are ponies in that gala that needs help and if Equestia gets taken over by a corrupted king and if no pony has the courage or magic to stand up to him,things will be a permanent misery and you'll get to join us!"

Rose looked down.She felt like she just wanted to run away but she knows that,that decision leads to nothing.She has to team up with the 4 mares if she doesn't want to live a life like a prisoner.

With no other choice but to do the right thing,Rose pulled the upper receiver of her Beretta 9MM handgun and said"Alright...let's finish this."

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