“No.. it can’t be that hard really. Right? I mean, the weird thing made it inside and I haven’t seen any different pattern in the hive. They’ve made it through. That’s true.. Heheh, I mean if the creature really is true?” He says and chuckles nervously insane. Every step through the desert carries him closer to the continuously raising black structure in the middle. Is it bigger now then for a moment ago? Have they expanded it since he left? He tries to find those questions out as he goes over the gooey black ground. He is in the open but the ground helps him to stay hidden from fliers whether it be Changelings or not. There is little chance he will be found by anything.

“Hey. Stop there little shit of changeling.” A female voice screams in the air from behind him. He finds the voice very familiar in some weird way. He can’t tell why but it sounds familiar and it frightens him. It scares him so much that he freezes in place and ready to be easily caught by the drones. His journey is now over. As seconds go, he slowly turns his head around to look at his catcher.

“Stop there. You really think you can fuck me later. You really think I want to… Then you are right. Grr.” The female says and gives a sexual sound. Her wings buzzing quicker for a second. Luke can’t believe what he hears. Is the female Changeling attracted to him? Does she know who he is, or does she take him for someone else? He knows Changelings almost looks the same but living together makes you notice the small differences. And now if she does know who he is and what he has done, is she turned on by him and his actions. He was kinda brave and masculine. He turns around to meet his sexually attracted female fan. Is cheating something Timberwolves care about?

“I like big and large once who follows command, who listens and follow. Not like the deserted little leaver. Those or more specifically him would I give pain. Or worse.” She says to the bigger changeling and spit down to the ground. The spit pool lands right in front of him and he gulps. He is happy he didn’t respond to her. The male and female continue back to the hive and leaves him shocked on the ground. Any belief he had that they wouldn’t remember who he is are now gone. They will know him, and they will hurt him.

Slowly and carefully he steps closer to one of the many shifting ground entrances. They can be hard to find and because he has been gone for a long time, he isn’t sure about the schedule as he was months ago, even though he studied them a lot. Lot more then anyone else. He finds one and slowly steps up to it. Taking a quick look inside and then outside behind him. He steps forward. Right into a wall. He quickly turns back to the once door.

“Oh.” He says and saddens. He was too slow and now he doesn’t remember how long time it takes until it opens again. “Shit… I” He starts before he remembers he is at a bad spot to start making noise when he only has himself. He decides in silence to look around for another door.

Nothing around the corner, nothing after that, nothing half way around the hive. Is it just him or does it feels like the hive itself doesn’t want him going coming in. He doesn’t know what the hive is made of. Nothing he has learned. Could it be made by something superior. Like..

“I saw him run this way come on.” Someone yells behind Luke. He quickly goes in to hiding mode against the hive itself. He isn’t as much hidden as he thinks he is. He can see a group of changelings leaving the hive. They are in a hurry to search for whoever they look for. The weird creature? Cause he knows the walls aren’t transparent and if someone saw him, they would not send a team. He is that easy to get. But finally, he has a way inside.

“Ok. Let’s guard this place in case they are trying to escape.” And there his way inside is gone. A group of one, two, three, six changelings between him and his way in. He turns around and forgets about it all. There is no way. No, there is a way. Confidence fills his chest and spreads a sure face. Timberwolf, his Timberwolf needs help and he can’t take time to being afraid. Time is shrinking.

He turns around again and makes his way towards the guarded entrance. The guards aren’t that good to guard as their focus lay on other directions and other things. With careful steps and held breathing he steps closer and closer. They don’t notice him and there is nothing he can step on to alert them. It gets tougher to breath when being tough and risky. The air getting harder which he can’t feel as he remembers holding his breath.

“AHHh.” He gasps loudly for air. Giving out a what sounds like a moan. All Changelings slowly peak their ears. Luke decides to just run for it, but he can’t, his legs aren’t moving. He can try but something has them stuck. Something invisible.

“Look what we caught here. A Changeling having his mind all wrong. Hehehe.” The one in the middle of the group says and laughs. Everyone in the group follows to make fun of him. He doesn’t find it as fun as they do though. “But seriously, can’t you for once stop touching yourself on worktime. I know you are a horny Changeling and so, but focus on guarding.” He tells the Changeling guard having an erection under him. They must think he is the one making the sound.

Luke is now stuck on the spot by confusion. He doesn’t get that he is not yet seen. He quickly understands that he may not be so lucky, and they may think someone else did it in a few seconds. He takes a short, slow step. The last to the entrance he just goes for it. He enters and quickly turns behind the corner. He can hear how the Changelings arguing who it was. It seems they also start to think it could have been someone else but can’t see anyone else as Luke is far gone without a trace. He has found his way inside quietly and now he must find someone to help his puppy.

“We got intruders. Larm the hive.” A guard from further inside screams so his echo bounces between the walls. Luke hides at an ok hiding spot in the wall. How had they’ve seen him already? The guards from the entrance immediately make their way towards the throne room. When under attack the throne room needs a lot of guards. But that they have to make such a move because of him is weird. Also, they call him intruders with plural. They haven’t found him yet, they are referring to the others entering the Hive. They just fucked it up harder for him and Pup.

Luke leaves his bad hideout and continues. More careful now than ever. Slowly he creeps around in the darkness. Hidden from the view of all guarding Changelings that is now on alert. He climbs higher up through the hive. He thinks he may know the way to go to get what he needs for Pup.

He hears the guards searching, talking, swearing and moaning as he lurks around in the dark of the hive. Creeping closer to the top. He finds a perfect place, like a ventilation system, but he doesn’t remember what it really is. It smells burnt.

He crawls through the tunnel. Right, left, right, left, right. Is that crying nearby. “HIIISSS.” He sounds as a group of Changelings on the other side of the wall makes a sudden high pitch angry hiss. He shuts his mouth with a quick hoof slammed against his face. He wants to see what is happening on the other side, but he can’t see through walls. Or can he? No. He lets it be and continues. “IHHH.” Someone screams on the other side again and make him jump again. He stops himself from giving himself away again. That didn’t sound like threatening Changelings but some old man. He doesn’t care and continue.

He is getting deeper and deeper in the hive. Sounds of Changelings becoming more common and more Changelings. He also hears her. The one. His mother. She is talking a lot, a lot more then she usually does until it gets quiet. Obviously, it is about some plan to take ponies or steal some love even if he can’t hear what she says behind the wall. She can even talk about who to expand her hive with. Poor male.

Light shines into his eyes and nearly blinds him. As he adjusts to it, he notices the small hole in the wall. Small to hide him but big enough for him to see through. He peaks his red eye through to look what is happening, but something is in the way. Whatever She has hung in the ceiling of her large throne room that is slimy, green, glowing and has some dark silhouette in it, it doesn’t look fitting. But he finds something beautiful in the weirdness.

He shrugs and puts his ear over it instead. Focusing on his listening.

“One litfewhoniealfiwhihinfelf.” He can hear her voice saying, muffled by the goo chandelier. It sounds to him like she is at the same height as he is though. “Ohh. HofwillfIesferpresenfhisdafinghescue.” She continues, still muffled. He presses his ear closer to the hole. “HIIISSSS!” The whole hive hiss out loud. This time he isn’t scared to his life, but he feels bad for whoever made the hive mad. He can’t save them in anyway and not risk to not save Pup. He continues with a slight guilt in his stomach.

Continuing through the hidden tunnel the sounds of Changelings disappear and it is quiet and empty. Every in the hive must have been there. What could happen to move the whole hive to the throne room.

“Why shall I just stand here when the intruders literally are losing, and the slow healing effect of the royal honey is not helping them even if it is strong.” Luke can hear a mad and instable males Changeling dark voice. His wings buzzing of anger. It hits him. Royal honey. Why didn’t he think of it? Or did he, subconsciously. He needs to get it. There needs to be another way that he starts searching for in the tunnel. He turns the corner and meets the end. There is no way up in the tunnel.

“Also! Who really knows about this place, I can say no one! There isn’t like they would come here for this when her plan is in work.” He continues to talk to someone quiet not answering. Or himself. Luke finds a way to go. But it goes to where the Changeling is guarding and groaning.

“I mean. I could leave this place. I will leave this place!” He continues and takes a heavy step. Lucky Luke. “You know what. I don’t like. I should just go. But you never know anything and.” The Changeling says and steps back to his post. He sounds less secure in his angry tone and Luke understands why. But now he can’t get the honey. He must choose the right path for survival.

Luke steps out into the open and looks down to the ground with a serious face. Even though he is shaking on the inside. The Changeling guard stares at him from Luke’s side. Doesn’t know what is happening. Awkward silence between them.

“Look what dropped in. Some deserted beatmeat.” He says and stretches his neck. Grinning happily to Luke. He knows who he is, just as everyone else. He steps heavy closer to Luke and makes himself larger to intimidate him, and it is working well. Luke is shaking furiously on the spot. The Changeling goes into full gallop. His world is breaking apart.

He hoofless falls down a black hole. Wherever he looks there is nothing but darkness. A large Changeling laughs evil with his dark mad voice, his eyes burning with hatred. A tall Changeling with long grey hair shakes the head in shame. Pup lays in the dark and doesn’t breathes. Her colour is slowly fading and losing its spark. Her happy wiggling tail losing its energy and falls off. A glowing green cocoon with a black curled shadow inside, loses its glow and cracks open. In the goo the little black figure isn’t moving. Luke closes his eyes not to see what it is. He already knows. He failed them.

“AHHHHH!!” Luke screams into the darkness. They become disoriented and grey around him. Freezing in action and it becomes silent for a moment. “I am not a failure. I am strong, I don’t like you and I’m totally deserving my life. Pup does the same. She is my sunshine, even though it is fading. She deserves to survive as no one else do. She Will Survive and I am Not a Failure.” He spins 180 and kicks his hindlegs hard straight forward.

“Wuaa.” The Changeling groans as Luke sends him flying backwards into a wall of the hive. He falls to the floor with a thump. Seemingly unconscious. Luke pants with his ass facing the unconscious Changeling. He is hot and would be sweating if it was physically possible.

“What. Tf.” He says confused and turns around to find to his surprise, his opponent getting back up from the floor. His wing broken so it bends up and down like a lightning. He doesn’t look happy nor scared. He pants and groans. Shaking his head furiously from time to time. Luke just looks at him not happy, but nor scared. They have eye contact.

The Changeling charges for him. Horn aimed to Luke’s throat as he closes in. Furious as he eyes his unmoved opponent. Ready for the killing impact that he may be bloody off, but better than letting go off his quickie. A really satisfying quick one. He trips forward over Luke’s magic string around his hooves flips around. Headfirst down and this time going completely unconscious.

“I don’t have the time. Pup needs royal honey quick.” Luke says and walks past his unconscious opponent and enters the storage. A blinding colour of red is everywhere inside except from where he came. Head large red jelly balls are piled up against the walls. He had heard about it but never seen the place for himself until now. It is a really beautiful place even for what the balls contain. He sits down and grabs one. He looks around himself for something to carry it home with. “Nothing. I guess..” He says and tries to stand up while holding it in his front hooves. Holding his balance and opening his wings. Moving the ball over his head and placing it between his wings. “That work.” He says, surprised by himself. He leaves the storage and gets out through the normal way. Takes a quick look just to be sure no Changeling see him.

He trips quietly on his hooves as he balances the orb between his wings while keeping high alert for anything with every sense. Carrying a big red glowing orb so open is a beacon to find him. He knows that he’s getting closer to an exit. He shifts his gaze back and forth, left and right. Scanning from the left to the right and stops at right as he sees that he has been caught but an oddly pink Changeling looking creature. It looks so similar in the form, but they are whole and colourful which he hasn’t seen before. The “Changeling” looks at him in the same way and they both blink their red eyes at the same time. Luke slowly starts to walk towards the exit again and they disappear from his sight.

He finds an open exit and gets out of the hive. No one guards it. Maybe they are still busy with the intruders and maybe that thing was one of them. But then why would they be so open and not hiding. The colours didn’t blend in. If they were still not found the hive should be swarming, but.. Luke stops for a moment as that overloads his mind when thinking about it. He then shakes his head and decides to forget about it. It isn’t his problem anyway. He has to head home to his love and there’s where he aims himself towards.

Home to his One.

Author's Note

Another one. Just for youuu.