My Little Pony Generation 5

As night fell and after the visiting royal family had a nice dinner with Queen Ocellus and her family, the guests were off to bed for the night, for the main celebration tomorrow, Cadance and Shining Armor getting one room, while Flurry had her own guest room, which was very nicely prepared for her. As Flurry prepared for bed, taking off her hoof shoes and crown, she heard a knock on her door as the door then opened and one of the two changeling guards who were posted just outside to keep watch, spoke to Flurry.

"Excuse me princess, but your friend has come to see you." The guard informed Flurry as he opened the door wider so the princess can see her visitor.

"Oh, let her in." Flurry smiled, seeing it was Teresa.

As Teresa came in, the guard closed the door to give the two friends some privacy.

"So Teresa, what is it?" Flurry asked.

"I just wanted to say how sorry I am about how I acted, I should be focusing on my friend, rather than my worries about Chrysalis, you're right, she's reformed now and isn't up to something." Teresa admitted.

"Thanks Teresa, I forgive you and understand your worries, but I am an alicorn and have a lot of magical knowledge, it would take a lot to bring me down." Flurry calming Teresa's nerves.

"Yeah, I shouldn't worry, well I should let you go to sleep, big day tomorrow." Teresa replied. "But first, a goodnight hug?"

"Not exactly like you Teresa, but sure, you are one of my good friends." Flurry smiled as the two then shared a hug.

Only things went bad...

Flurry felt something wrap around her body, as she found she couldn't move, opening her eyes, since her eyes were closed while hugging, she found that she was being wrapped in a cocoon, she tried to scream out for help, but found she couldn't as there was something covering her muzzle. And what was worse... The Changeling in front of her wasn't Teresa, but an entirely different one, one Flurry didn't recognize at all as the changeling had a rather evil expression. Flurry tried her best to scream out to the guards just outside her room and it was enough that the guards were alerted to the noise the princess was making.

"Princess, are you and your friend alright?" One of the guards spoke through the door.

"We're alright, just hugging here!" The changeling, who still used Teresa's voice, replied, and unfortunately the guards believed it. "With you as a hostage dear princess, we can demand that Chrysalis once again takes her rightful place on the throne..." The changeling spoke very softly as the changeling used his magic to completely cover up the princess in the cocoon and send her to who knows where...

The Next Morning...

"I hope Flurry doesn't think I'm a bad friend..." The real Teresa thought as she just woke up and was on her way to the dining room for breakfast, she was deep in thought when she bumped into someone else... "Oh Flurry, I'm so sorry, I was just thinking!"

Little did Teresa know that "Flurry" wasn't exactly her, the evil changeling having taken the princess' form, after subduing Flurry last night.

"Yeah, you should watch where you're going..." "Flurry" replied, the response making Teresa raise an eye.

"So, I just wanted to say how sorry I am for how I acted yesterday, I'm just worried about you." Teresa apologizing.

"Huh?" "Flurry" confused as "she" got up, back on her hooves. "Oh, well whatever, it happened." "Flurry" replying as she was walking to the dining room.

"What's gotten into her?" Teresa very confused as she knew Flurry would not act in this way, unless... "That's not Flurry..." Teresa coming to the most logical conclusion as she got up herself and returned to walking to the dining room, where her family, plus the visiting royal family, as well as Thorax and Pharynx were there.

"There you are honey, I was thinking you were still asleep and I would have to send some guards to get you." Ocellus teased her daughter as Teresa sat down, next to "Flurry".

"Sorry mom, I was just deep in thought and Flurry and I bumped into each other." Teresa apologized as she had half her attention at her friend "Flurry".

"Well, now that we're all here, we can begin eating, we have a long day ahead of us, even if I feel like it's not necessary, it is only my birthday after all." Ocellus blushing as she hated to be the center of attention.

"Yes mom..." Teresa replied as she kept watching Flurry, but being careful that "Flurry" didn't notice her.

As those at the table were eating, Pharynx noticed how Teresa was looking at "Flurry" and was rather confused since both girls weren't really talking to each other, so the changeling decided that after breakfast he would talk to Teresa to see what was up. As the families finished eating breakfast and got up to start the day, Teresa stayed, watching "Flurry" go off with "her" parents, as the visiting royals were out of sight, a voice whispered to Teresa.

"Hey Teresa, over here." Teresa hearing Pharynx's voice calling her, Teresa looking to see that the changeling was popping up from behind a door to the kitchen, Teresa walking over the changeling. "What's up with you and your friend, did you two have an argument?"

"Not exactly, but I haven't been really up to my best with my friend..." Teresa started explaining. "However I know that she would have forgiven me very easily, every time so far, but today was different..."

"How so?" Pharynx asked.

"Well..." Teresa hoping Pharynx wouldn't think she was crazy. "I think it's not her, I think a changeling is impersonating her and Chrysalis has something to do with it."

Only Pharynx didn't think she was crazy.

"It's possible..." Pharynx thought. "I may have been the leader of patrols once when Chrysalis was in charge and was one of her most loyal subjects, but I have changed, I know that Chrysalis wasn't leading us well. Only I know that some changelings still refuse to accept Thorax and than Ocellus as their leader, they want Chrysalis to return and claim her throne and now that she's back here, they might try something, whether or not Chrysalis agrees I have no clue. That's why I pushed for Thorax and Ocellus to keep guards watching her all the time, making sure she wasn't up to anything..."

"So what do we do now?" Teresa asked.

"I'll have extra guards as well as myself watching Chrysalis, you stay with your "friend" and keep watch over "her"." Pharynx instructed.

"Got it Pharynx." Teresa nodded her head.

The two parted ways as Teresa went to rejoin the two royal families, Ocellus making sure everything was in order as the visiting royals accompanied the changeling queen, "Flurry" of course along the group as Teresa caught up.

"Honey, where were you?" Ocellus asked as she noticed that her daughter ran to catch up.

"Just needed to wash up after eating, you know." Teresa quickly answered.

"Well, next time make sure you let me know." Ocellus requested as the group returned to to overseeing the decorations, along other things, meanwhile Teresa decided to talk to "Flurry".

"So Flurry, how did you sleep last night, comfortable?" Teresa asked.

"Huh?" "Flurry" replied as she turned to look at the changeling. "Oh yeah, I slept well, the hive's servants did a good job."

"So, did you just go to sleep, or did maybe some changeling visit you before you slept?" Teresa questioned.

"Why would anyone visit me at my room and even if there are, there are guards outside my room, who could just turn away the visitor." "Flurry" answered, Teresa knowing that the real Flurry would not allow someone who wanted to see her go away, knowing that the real Flurry made sure to make time for everyone that she could.

"Well, you are a "princess" after all, everyone loves them." Teresa replied, putting emphasis on the word "princess".

"Right..." "Flurry" replied. "Well, if you don't mind, I don't want to talk anymore, we have more important things to see." "Flurry" explained as she put her neck back a little and trotted slightly faster to keep up with the group.

"Keep trying whoever you are, I know that you're not my friend..." Teresa whispered as she also caught up with the group.

Soon enough the royal families took a lunch break as they returned to the main hive, where "Flurry" decided to excuse herself.

"I'm going back to my room, I think I forgot something." "Flurry" excusing "herself".

"Don't take too long sweetie." Shining Armor told his "Daughter" as "Flurry" smiled and trotted away from the group, back to her guest room, as Teresa watched "Flurry" trot away, she also decided to excuse herself.

"Mom, I'm going with Flurry, make sure she finds what she's looking for." Teresa told her mom.

"Oh okay sweetie, I understand, go ahead." Ocellus allowing her daughter to join her friend.

So Teresa followed "Flurry", making sure she stayed back far enough not to be noticed and had hiding spots in case "Flurry" checked to see if anyone was following her, which did happen several times. Teresa kept on following, noticing that her "friend" wasn't going to her room, but deep down in the main hive, below ground level as Teresa eventually saw "Flurry" stop as her "friend" changed, to reveal a male changeling as he then touched the wall with his hoof, causing the wall to glow and reveal a secret door, which the changeling opened and went inside.

"I knew it!" Teresa said in a loud whisper as she decided to go inside by herself to see what exactly was happening.

Going to the wall and opening the secret door herself, she went inside, to see a dark winding staircase, going even deeper, Teresa lit up her changeling horn, making sure she had a light in order to see where she was going. Even for a tough changeling like Teresa, she did have to admit that it was rather creepy as she went further and further down and well it eventually reached an end as Teresa stopped and spotted the male changeling having joined a group of a few others and what's more...

The real Flurry was inside a cocoon, hanging upside down as Flurry had her eyes closed, clearly unconscious and had no awareness of where she was or what was happening...