I panicked a bit as I knew I didn't study shield magic, let alone a shield spell like what Shining had over the entire mountain side city of Canterlot, which only form of escape for the average individual was the now nonassessable trains. Once that shield goes down all hell was gonna break loose. Yeah, I knew they much liked to refer to whatever the hell Tartarus is, but I'm not too familiar with it due to lack of interest, so I'm still not going to use it.

I looked back to see what was happening just to be safe before I took off to get ready for when that shield goes down when I saw something rather interesting to me. Tia was struggling against Chrysalis as they locked horns and spat names at each other, and sure Tia knew that she wasn't gonna keep holding it up for much longer, but that was just the thing though. Chrysalis was also struggling just as much as Tia was. I attempted to keep from giggling as I started teleporting my way to Lunas room where my my bags were stored since Luna had me stay in her bed for the night.

I had two cases stored in her room. One was blue and another was black. I took out the black one and popped it open, taking sheaths and weapons out, and as I finished putting them on, I couldn't help but think out loud to myself. That wanna be Queen is actually struggling against Tia. If Tia is asking my help, I know it means she can't really handle it herself, but still, compared to half of what Discord had prepped for me, this is a rather pathetic joke." I finished saying softly, unsure why I was even worried. Seems her presence casting that aura was nothing but a scare tactic.

I didn't bring all my weapons, mostly cause I wasn't really expecting anything to happen, as to my disappointment since it would have been fun showing off by settling this without even needing any offensive or defensive magic. I had eight of my daggers, sheathed on my forelegs, and a single sword on the side of my barrel. I finished gearing up as something caught my eye out the window. It was hared to see due to being so high up, but I could barely make out Twilight and her usual band of tagalongs surrounded by dozens of those annoying cockroaches. Then from the color change and remembering they were called changelings that I assumed what I saw was each changeling present around them all chose to take on a form of their choosing out of one of those six. From the look of this situation, It doesn't take someone of my experience to be able to assess how easily chaos will break out at any second for them at the rate they were going, so I was expecting things to get crazier than a bat out of hell, but that didn't happen. To see what the hold up what I took Luna's Telescope to get a better view.

I saw the crazy bitch herself Chrysalis making her way with a slow walk in a silly attempt to demand respect from those she passed on her way to likely make some copy and past spill to the main six most villain's monologue when they seem to have the upper hand in situations like this, but what surprised me was that after beating Tia she decided to take her Tiara as a trophy, which I saw resting on the wanna be queens head. Though I don't think she pulled off the look very well, didn't quite fit her appearance at all.

I had to stop watching there. I nearly jumped out of my equipment as I heard a few changelings behind me. Turning to see them, they also seemed surprised to see me, not to blame them too much for the surprise when I realized I forgot to renew the illusion hiding my wings.

"Shit, that's gonna bite me in the ass in the near future." I thought to myself as I let out a soft groan. I didn't bother with renewing the illusion now that they seen my wings, and I didn't think I had to worry about insects helping to leak this to ponies when they seem to be more focused on capturing than on conversing with them.

I looked over the new arrivals as they seemed to be assessing me as well in their shock. They also seemed rather offended along with their confusion, looking like they they wanted to ick my ass as their horns kept failing with whatever they were trying to cast, allowing me time to look them over. The biggest thing that stood them out to me over the average bug from the infestation were their unusual appearances. None of them were the usual black, well, one of them were pretty close being grey, and they were the one that looked like they were having the hardest time with their confusion. Then there was one with a strong sense of curiosity about them, there skin....carapace? whatever it was being blue. Or a dark shade of blue more like it, similar to a ink kind of blue. The rageful looking one that let their situation get to them seemed like they were gonna charge at me to throw hooves with me, being dark green. I'll have to keep a strong eye on that one, telling how rash they seemed. Though the last one didn't seem have much to them other than a shy face as they seemed to try and stay behind the other three as to hope I didn't notice I'd assume, but it was kinda hard to notice when they were so brightly white. I'd assume she isn't used to having any form of attention from a sentient species to her true form other than other changelings, faintly reminding me of fluttershy in a sense in that regard, and about how I felt on the inside when first exposed to how civilization in the Griffonstone empire was like, reminding me that I should one day visit again.

Then the grey one started to approach me. I can see they were approaching to speak, but I didn't want them too close, so I set down a ink well I saw near by on the floor between us, setting it 2 feet in front of me before bringing up a seat behind me to rest on.

"I'm all for small talk, but I think in this situation I'd prefer you to keep at least that much distance between me and you four should be respectable." I gently warned her in a respectful tone as I noted some tea ready and sitting on the night stand, floating over a cup to me and sipping on it as I waited for them to say something. Sadly, as serious as the grey one seemed, she was equally stupid, or at least that's the first impression she left on me once she decided to continue walking to me anyway.

"We don't negotiate. Make this easy an-" The grey she-bug said as she approached closer, throwing the ink well up and into her sternum area, I think, sending her hurdling up to crash into the roof of the room, but not through it, letting her fall back and landing on her chest once more. She let out a groan that showed me she wasn't fully unconscious, but she deffitly wasn't getting back up on her feet soon on her own. Taking another sip of my tea, I placed the tea cup and the remaining tea inside it down exactly where the ink well was before that happened. The display seemed to catch them off guard for a few seconds, seeming they didn't expect me to be someone who knew what they were doing, despite how strapped I was. TBH, I really wasn't sure where I was going to take this, though at least in the process I could try and farm some answers from them before I wrapped things up. They really shouldn't be that much trouble from how little effort the grey one was.

The green one obviously isn't good at hiding her anger, letting it show on her face just how much it grew until the blue one raise a hoe at her and shook their head. As they did this, I could sense that, even though not an official leader from not hearing her addressed as such, she did hold a strong leadership bond with them. She turned around to start looking my face over for any bluffs, or at least I'd like to humor myself at trying to guess how dangerous she is trying to make to my creativity with magic. At least she knew to be careful. I could tell she was goanna question me, but I cut her off.

"If you wanna have a talk with me, why not sit on the edge of the bed." I recommended them. I think they knew as well this could potentially take a bit, and I didn't think they were gonna pull something yet. I know I didn't give them nearly enough time to make a plan on how to approach me yet. "Alright, you're the intruders, so I'll take privilage of the first question. Oh, and do answer me seriously, cause I am in a crabby mood." I started off, waiting a few moments to let the tension build before I spoke again. "So are your legs and horns made of swiss cheese or are they designed that way for a purpose?" I asked, and no, this wasn't a serious question, cause I couldn't help but start laughing. Sadly, that small laugh was one to cost me as a sudden impact on the back of my head caused my vision to white out before I blacked out, falling on conscious there on spot and my body falling onto the floor.

Author's Note

Yep, finally. It's been.....litteral years, and I wouldn't have blammed anyone if they didn't believe me when I said I was finally writting this out again. Not only that, but while I have forgotten most of my road map from those years ago for this, the re-reading did some good shit for me. New ideas, character developments, new friends and connections, new original, and hopefully not cringy for being ocs, characters in store, and while I have come to realize he seems pretty over powered due to his power gain in the first story I'm stilll going over a few ways of dealing with that, but don't worry about that for now. Oh, and guess I'll leave you with the song I was listening to when I made the title.

I will give you my all!