Butterscotch rubs his ear at the girl's shout. "You don't have to shout girls we are only three feet away from you."

"You're Maple's Uncle?" Rainbow said, "But then my do you look like my friend Fluttershy, but as a stallion!"

"I don't know how you are talking about. But these are my colors and any chance that another pony has the same is just a coincidence."

"Well then if you two meet. Then you two can be mistaken for twins." Jessica added to the conversation,

"Really?"

"Yeah cool whatever."Rainbow interrupted them, "More importantly, how did you get here?"

"Maple summoned me."

"You can do that?" Jessica said to the filly who smiles back at them,

"Kind of you see this hairpin." Maple said point to a small yellow daisy next to a leaf hairpin on the left side of her mane.

"Oh, there it is." Jessica said after taking a closer look, "I couldn't see it because it blends in with your mane."

"Well, my dad told me that if I was ever in danger. This hairpin will always send for help."

"That is cool and all."Rainbow said looking at the hairpin, "But that doesn't explain how you got here so quickly Butterscotch." she said looking at the stallion, "And who and what was the deal with that changeling that got away?"

"I believe you are entitled to an explanation." Butterscotch said but then was interrupted by someone else shouting,

"Where is it! Where is the danger!" Somepony else shouted from the other side of the room.

We all look to the entrance of the tent to see two ponies I thought I would not see again until we got back to Ponyville. The pink duo of trouble Berry and Pinkie Pie. I have no idea how they found us but they are armed with their cannons moving them around looking for anything to be shot. Is everyone going to be finding us in the middle of nowhere right now?

"What are you two doing here?" Jessica asked getting confused.

"Jessica!" Pinkie said Jumping over her canon and moving very quickly to give Jessica a big bear hug, "I am so glad I found you! You are safe now no bad ponies are going to hurt you now."

"Pinkie...air... breathe..." Jessica said turning blue in the face.

"Oops,"Pinkie let Jessica go to breathe, "Sorry excited. You are a very fragile mare you know that Jessica."

"It is starting to become painfully clear."

"Can somepony explain to me what is going on here, before I lose my mind!" Rainbow said shouting into the air,

"Right. Well if everyone can take a seat. I will explain. And Berry." Butterscotch said to the other stallion,

"Yes."

"Why did you bring Pinkie Pie with you? You could have some alone."

"Well, she was with me when I got the call for help. And she kind of grab me and while I was teleporting here."

"You do know that only works if you want them to come with you right?" Butterscotch said causing Berry to rub the back of his head, "Regardless back to the main problem at hoof. Regarding that changeling from earlier."

"No, we asked you all how you guys are teleporting out from nowhere first."Jessica spoke up, "Last time I checked you need a horn for something like that."

"I will get to that but that changeling that attack us takes priority."

"Yes, what was he." Rainbow asked, "He wasn't like any changeling I have ever fought before."

"That is because he is not from Chrysalis hive."

"Wait there is more than one kind of hive?!" Rainbow said, "Well besides from Thorax's hive, and Chrysalis herself. Does she count as a hive by herself?"

"Yes, because technicity she is the last of her kind. As far as we know. But then again she could have started up a new hive somewhere else."

"She can do that!"

"She is a queen of incest type kingdom or was. Anyways that means she was the first changeling of that hive and she has made every changeling after her. So that means all of the changelings that you know of are her children."

"Oh, so when the changelings were reform they lost their mother. I didn't even think about that when she was defeated." Rainbow said rubbing the back of her head. "That is pretty deep."

"Don't dwell on that thought for long. Remember they are much happier now then they were before."

"So who hive is he from?" Jessica asked,

"He is from The Shadow hive."

"The Shadow hive huh sounds mysterious," Rainbow said playing with the idea of what that can mean,

"The Shadow hive compose of changelings that are similar to the changelings you know of the past. However, they train their soldiers in the art of the shadow and only those that can pass harsh trails can wield their hives blade."

"Oh yeah. What was that glowing blade anyway?"

"It is known as a Warp Blade. The guard on his leg has a unique emerald inside of the top portion of it that, when magic is channeled into it, it forms a blade made of the user’s magic. All shadow hive warrior have one."

"But he had two of them." Jessica pointed out,

"He did!" Berry said but back down when Butterscotch gave him a look, "I am going to be quiet now."

"You do bring up a good point Miss. I do not know why he has two Warp Blades or why the other one is red. This goes beyond my current knowledge."

"Is red uncommon?" Rainbow asked,

"It is unheard of. As you can see with my Warp Blade," He said activating it again, "It is blue, and all shadow hives Warp Blades are green." He then turns is off,

"You think he was from another hive then?" Maple asked curiously,

"Impossible. Long ago there was a great civil war between all Changelings hives. The reason was there was too much competition for the same food source, love. And in the end, only two hives were left standing."

"Chrysalis hive and the Shadow hive," Jessica said,

"Well, her Mother Queen Mantis and King Zu of the shadow hive. They gather together on top of a mountain known as Canterlot today. He said that everywhere where the sun sets on these lands from this mountain is his and where the sun raises is her. So long as neither one of them enters each other's territory than the two hives can live in peace.

"That really happen?" Maple asked,

"Yes, but it was a long time ago," Berry replied,

"So what became of the Shadow hive?" Jessica asked,

"The last time I have heard of them, they are on the outskirts of Equestria. They mostly keep to themselves in their emeralds mines and are not fond of outsiders finding them."

"But if that is the case then why was one of their members doing here?" Rainbow asked trying to make sense of what she is hearing,

"Following orders from Chrysalis."Another voice said entering the tent.

We all turn to the entrance of the tent to see a familiar white unicorn stallion entering the tent.

"Hey bro what took you so long?" Berry said giving Exclusive a hug,

"I had some bugs to interrogate," Exclusive said going to hug his daughter, "I am glad you are safe."

After he let go of her. Maple started asking unusual questions, "Are the bug's still alive? Was there Blood? Did you take something from them to remember them by?" Maple said to her dad smiling.

Exclusive looks confused by her words before looking at Berry, "Berry, have you been telling Maple war stories again?"

"What no never."Berry said crossing his forelegs, "I would never do that after the last time."

"Good."

"It was Biltz."

"I am going to kill him."

"Hay Exclusive," Jessica said getting his attention,

"Jessica." He replied moving towards her but her back away from him and he stops his advances. "What is wrong?"

There are so many questions that Jessica as for Exclusive. But there is one that has been bothering her ever since her talk with Maple, "I know that you three boys are related with two other ponies known as Rainbow Biltz and Applejack."

"Seriously!" Rainbow said before addressing the three stallions, "Are you guys trying to copy me and my friends?!"

"What do you mean?" Butterscotch asked as Exclusive trying to figure out how did she know about that.

"When did you..."

"Does it matter?" Jessica interrupted him, "Since you are all brothers then you would know why one of you have a blade that no pony has heard of before. Or even be able to teleport to a pony in need of help without having a horn," she said looking at Butterscotch who looked away from her, and then she looks at Exclusive, "Or be able to give a filly such a such a useful items whenever she would be in trouble." She raised her hoof cutting off Exclusive chance to answer her, "I can get overprotective family members, but with everything, you have given Maple here. It is like you knew that she would be in constant danger, and made sure that she was given everything she needed to be safe."

"Jessica we had our reasons," Berry said,

"Oh yeah? Then what did you boys do to put this filly's life in danger every day of her life? Who are you three?" Jessica said to the three brothers, as they move next to each other,

"Exclusive they have to know, if they are to ever trust us again," Butterscotch said to his brother,

Exclusive lets out a sigh before speaking up, "We are the Templars of the Shadow hive. And Maple is the first of her kind. For she is half changeling and half pony."

"She is a hybrid!" Rainbow said,

"You know what that is Rainbow?" Jessica said,

"I only read about them in stories! They are not supposed to be real!"

"SO that is why you never told me what we are." Maple said, "Becuase I have no Idea what we are."

"We are unique Maple," Exclusive said,

"So you are all changelings," Jessica said simple taking this all in,

"You can say that," Berry said,

"Prove it! Show us." Jessica demanded,

"We can't." Butterscotch replied,

"Can't or won't."

"We can't. Jessica," Exclusive said trying to reach his hoof to her but she moved away from him and he stops once again, "The Shadow hives changelings are unlike our brethren hive of Chrysalis. We can't change our appearance as she can."

"Then why was that changeling rocking the old black and holes legs?" Rainbow said knowing that only Chrysalis looks like that now,

"Well that is because that is what we used to look like," Berry said,

"Okay so your appearance have change for some reason, but you also said that every member of the shadow hive has a Wrap Blade that is green. Why is your blue and is made of gold?" Jessica asked noticing that one detail mention earlier,

"In our warp blades, we have an Aquamarine Gem instead of an Emerald Gem. It is given to the Templars of the shadow hive, to show to others of our strength and rank. Also, the Templars weren't made to be a stealth group. We were made to fight the enemy head-on. That is why the color gold was part of our uniform."

"So what is a Templars anyways?" Rainbow asked,

"The Templars of the Shadow hive are an elite group of shadowlings made to fight any foe that dares threatens the safety of the hive. We were created by bonding our souls and bodies with one of Chrysalis changeling. Doing so we were able to gain unique abilities that no other shadowling has ever posited before us."

"We became SUPER Shadowlings!" Berry said jumping in the air,

"Berry!" Exclusive scolded him,

"Sorry."

"Anyways we did gain the ability to change our appearance, however, we soon learned that we only had a limited number of times we could do that."

"Yeah to put it simply, we used up our morph abilities and are stuck looking like what we are," Berry said summing up what his brother said,

"Okay, so you guys are like super changelings." Rainbow started,

"Shadowlings." Berry corrected her,

"You know what I mean. But what you didn't say how come you guys can teleport from out of nowhere."

"It is a special ability that all Shadowlings have." Exclusive answer her, "It's a special type of teleportation called shadow warp that works by teleporting from one shadowed location to another. So long as there is a shadow, we can teleport there, however, we must also know where we are going. For we can get lost in the shadows. And you must never use it on a living creatures shadow."

"I guessing that is a bad thing right?" Rainbow said,

"Very much so. Only three shadowlings have ever survived using a shadow warp on their own shadows. Not to mention that the side effects on the survivors are unpredictable."

"That bad huh. I am guessing that is why you gave Maple here that hairpin?" Rainbow asked,

"Yes, whenever she is in danger. It sends out a beacon that we can follow in the shadow warp to the closest shadow available."

"Is that why Butterscotch here came out of nowhere when he first showed up?" Jessica asked,

"I came from underneath the other couch," Butterscotch said,

"Oh like a boggypony." Pinkie said,

"A what?" Jessica asked before shaking her head, "Nevermind. Exclusive I need to speak with you."

"Okay, what..."

"Privately." She said getting up,

"But why? We can just..." He tried to speak his mind,

"Now!" Jessica said walking by him to the exit of the tent,

"Yes, mam." He said quickly following her,

"Oh, somepony is in trouble." Pinkie said out loud, as Berry does a whipping sound.

Rainbow Dash then looks at Butterscotch with one more question unanswered, "So is there really a pegasus stallion out there that is known as Rainbow Blitz?"

"Yes," Butterscotch said and takes a closer look at Rainbow, "And now that I think about it. You two do look a lot alike."

"You guys are copying me and my friends! I want to sue!"

Author's Note

What could Jessica want to talk to Exclusive about? And whatever happened to Lyra? More and more questions. The next chapter is going to be the biggest chapter in this story by far. Stay tuned for Exclusive's story.