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The Bug In The Basement

by Skijarama
A changeling egg is left in the human world by its mother in a last-ditch effort to save it.

Shortly after a changeling drone leaves her egg in the human world in a last-ditch effort to save it, a young man named Eventide Oath finds himself struggling to decide what to do with a newborn changeling nymph. He has no idea what it is, where it came from, or anything else about it. But with a little help from a good friend, he commits himself to take care of the little guy. Who knows? Maybe the small, bug-like equine will be just what he needs to make his life a little bit brighter.

(Inspired by the original premise and opening chapters of "I Am A Pet Changeling," with some smaller sources of inspiration coming from the anime movie, "Wolf Children."
This story is also the spiritual successor to 'The Bug in The Herd,' which was the first multi-chapter Fanfiction that I wrote that I also managed to see all the way to completion.)

Now with a reading!

(Cover art provided by the absolutely wonderful AureliaCharmCutiees. Go and show her some love!)

Editing now provided by Mister Hypothetical!

Featured on 8/7/2018, the same day I posted it! Glad to see people like it!

Everyone
Complete
Slice of Life
Human
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Equestria Girls
 
FOCF

209192 words: Estimated about 17 hours to read
Download:textHTMLePUB

67 Chapters:

  1. Prologue: All The Love In The World 2018-07-10 22:42:44 UTC
    3472
  2. Chapter 1: Awkwardness 2018-08-08 18:58:24 UTC
    2547
  3. Chapter 2: A Strange Find 2018-08-09 20:13:34 UTC
    2678
  4. Chapter 3: What Are You? 2018-08-10 19:10:50 UTC
    3189
  5. Chapter 4: Calling In The Expert 2018-08-11 19:39:39 UTC
    3459
  6. Chapter 5: First Meal 2018-08-12 17:20:10 UTC
    2421
  7. Chapter 6: A Name For You 2018-08-17 04:21:53 UTC
    2219
  8. Chapter 7: Learning Curve 2018-08-22 01:08:51 UTC
    3243
  9. Chapter 8: Sparks Fly 2018-08-25 00:29:29 UTC
    2979
  10. Chapter 9: Tired 2018-09-02 04:17:03 UTC
    2215
  11. Chapter 10: Dada Queen 2018-09-07 20:11:20 UTC
    2527
  12. Chapter 11: Mama Queen 2018-09-12 19:47:37 UTC
    2915
  13. Chapter 12: Slow Day 2018-09-17 02:57:10 UTC
    2769
  14. Chapter 13: A Place Of Your Own 2018-09-25 01:37:15 UTC
    3102
  15. Chapter 14: First Snow 2018-10-07 20:18:15 UTC
    2234
  16. Chapter 15: High Fever 2018-10-10 02:48:47 UTC
    3064
  17. Chapter 16: Bedridden Beebee 2018-10-14 19:16:30 UTC
    2480
  18. Chapter 17: Boxes Under A Tree 2018-10-19 22:57:24 UTC
    3184
  19. Chapter 18: Falling Numbers 2018-10-31 02:31:25 UTC
    2251
  20. Chapter 19: Eye Contact 2018-11-07 02:20:38 UTC
    2659
  21. Chapter 20: First Step Up 2018-11-11 21:10:14 UTC
    2635
  22. Chapter 21: Why Am I Different? 2018-11-13 20:11:43 UTC
    3127
  23. Chapter 22: Seeing Red 2018-11-20 21:14:46 UTC
    2629
  24. Chapter 23: The School Exploded Again 2018-11-27 01:44:00 UTC
    2173
  25. Chapter 24: Why Are You Afraid? 2018-11-29 00:54:39 UTC
    2251
  26. Chapter 25: Interviews 2018-11-30 22:46:12 UTC
    2747
  27. Chapter 26: Absence Of A Mother 2018-12-07 05:04:54 UTC
    2723
  28. Chapter 27: "If I do, If I don't..." 2018-12-23 20:03:44 UTC
    2935
  29. Chapter 28: The Last Day 2018-12-29 01:22:36 UTC
    3099
  30. Chapter 29: The First Day 2019-01-02 03:34:56 UTC
    2695
  31. Chapter 30: Green Light 2019-01-06 22:42:27 UTC
    2647
  32. Chapter 31: A Friend Named Magic 2019-01-07 21:50:51 UTC
    3374
  33. Chapter 32: Picturing A New Home 2019-01-14 02:01:00 UTC
    2762
  34. Chapter 33: Moving Day 2019-01-23 22:19:14 UTC
    3968
  35. Chapter 34: Welcome Home 2019-01-28 22:09:13 UTC
    3756
  36. Chapter 35: One Year Old 2019-02-05 21:50:53 UTC
    3299
  37. Chapter 36: Passing Days 2019-02-20 18:01:10 UTC
    2495
  38. Chapter 37: Loneliness 2019-03-02 03:36:11 UTC
    2841
  39. Chapter 38: New Friend? 2019-03-04 03:33:12 UTC
    6562
  40. Chapter 39: Grounded 2019-03-08 21:31:49 UTC
    4233
  41. Chapter 40: Compromise 2019-03-11 02:07:56 UTC
    3991
  42. Chapter 41: Weakness 2019-03-18 02:33:49 UTC
    2567
  43. Chapter 42: The Long Trail 2019-03-23 01:03:09 UTC
    3567
  44. Chapter 43: Three's The Charm 2019-03-31 04:10:29 UTC
    3962
  45. Chapter 44: Crusaders 2019-04-03 15:36:05 UTC
    3821
  46. Chapter 45: Grandparents 2019-04-08 21:47:08 UTC
    3707
  47. Chapter 46: A Broken Family 2019-04-10 23:21:01 UTC
    3336
  48. Chapter 47: Family Rift 2019-04-15 01:39:29 UTC
    5224
  49. Chapter 48: An Honest Apple 2019-04-23 02:00:19 UTC
    5172
  50. Chapter 49: Disagreement 2019-04-27 18:19:24 UTC
    3244
  51. Chapter 50: Aftermath 2019-05-09 01:41:51 UTC
    2840
  52. Chapter 51: True Self 2019-05-09 18:01:24 UTC
    3415
  53. Chapter 52: True Friends 2019-05-10 19:21:47 UTC
    2810
  54. Chapter 53: Growing Up 2019-05-16 01:13:45 UTC
    4679
  55. Chapter 54: The Top of The World 2019-05-22 23:46:54 UTC
    2274
  56. Chapter 55: Fall 2019-05-24 21:38:24 UTC
    2305
  57. Chapter 56: Broken 2019-05-26 01:46:45 UTC
    2752
  58. Chapter 57: Equestrian 2019-05-28 00:21:00 UTC
    3657
  59. Chapter 58: Awakening 2019-05-31 03:12:54 UTC
    3409
  60. Chapter 59: The Other Side 2019-06-01 01:19:51 UTC
    3445
  61. Chapter 60: Family Reunion 2019-06-01 23:10:37 UTC
    2592
  62. Chapter 61: Sharing Stories 2019-06-02 18:43:58 UTC
    3909
  63. Chapter 62: Metamorphosis 2019-06-04 01:31:27 UTC
    2529
  64. Chapter 63: Coming Home 2019-06-06 01:55:13 UTC
    4018
  65. Chapter 64: Choosing Futures 2019-06-07 01:08:30 UTC
    3152
  66. Chapter 65: All The Love in Both Worlds 2019-06-08 18:40:22 UTC
    2983
  67. Epilogue 2019-06-08 18:40:26 UTC
    1274