The Life Of Blitz

It had been a couple of weeks since me and my mother had left the hive. My father was more than happy to see us, but we had to adapt to everything new that was thrown at us. My father, now a dad, had to take some more responsibilities to look after not only me, but Shadow as well. My mother had to look after Copper and me too, but also had to focus on getting a job, so that she could earn some bits. I had to focus on one thing, going to school.

That was the only thought that went through my mind when I got out of bed. The beds outside of the hive, were nice. They were way more comfortable than the silk like goo that we used to sleep in. This was part of the adaption process I guessed. We just had to focus on not being found out about, otherwise we would be exiled or something, or even worse. That motivation of not being found out about, got me out of bed. I stood up and stretched my forehooves and hindlegs.

I slowly walked over to the next room, where Shadow and Copper had been sleeping. Copper didn't own a double bed and only had one bed in his room, so Shadow had to share it with him. I'm sure she didn't mind at all, getting to snuggle up with my dad. That brought a happy warmth to my heart, making me smile. I knocked on the door and coughed. Shadow turned over, looked at me and smiled.

"Morning Blitz!" She cooed, nuzzling Copper with so much affection, I didn't know if it was hurting Copper or not. "We are both really tired because we were doing some work last night, so you might need to give us a couple of minutes." She added, looking back at Copper as he began to wake up.

"Ok Shadow, but I need to say, it's a bit hard to sleep when your 'work' consists of moaning and shouting loudly for dad to buck you harder." I chuckled. "And yes, I know what you are actually doing, so you don't have to talk about the birds and the bees to me, thank you." I added with a mischievous grin. Shadow blushed and Copper went wide eyed. The both looked at me with concern and I laughed. "Ever since we got here…" I whispered, just loud enough to allow them to hear it. Shadow went an even brighter shade of red, as she blushed more and that prompted Copper to start blushing as well.

"But… but…" they both stammered simultaneously as I walked out of the room. I didn't want them being awkward with me. They could show as much affection to each other as they wanted, I didn't really care too much. As long as they were enjoying themselves. I had no say in their love life or relationship. I only wanted one thing, for them to be happy. I trotted downstairs and then through the living room, into the kitchen. I changed into the colt I had originally, when I was getting here and went to go and have some breakfast, consisting of mainly just oats. It was bland, but it was alright.

Changelings at the hive never used to eat, but I occasionally did from time to time. Changelings could live off love or food, which I quite stupid really, since food was renewable and so was love. This was probably why my mother didn't eat so much, she just loved my dad and shared her love with him, even though it was impossible for him to convert love into food. The gesture was there though! My mother was so generous to us and everyone else to be honest. Probably the nicest changeling you'd ever meet or hear about.

I was eating my oats and looked to the side. Copper walked towards me with a smile, still blushing slightly. He keeps his eye on me as he lifts the spoon I was holding with my magic, with his, and ate a spoonful of oats. I just watched him, with a smile on my face.

"What tastes better, those oats or mother?" I asked with a grin. He spat the oats out with shock and confusion of what I said. He looked at me with an angry scowl. He laughed shortly after.

"Shadow taught ya well I see!" He chuckled, cleaning up the oats he spat out. I contemplated the thought. For how long she was actually looking after me, she was doing amazingly well.

"Yeah, she has!" I said with a calming voice. I took the spoon from my father's magic, then proceeded to continue to eat my oats. Shadow came down shortly after, looking quite nice as the mare she changed into. She had an orange coat, with a pink mane and tail. She looked awesome. I was a little light blue unicorn with a purple mane and tale. I didn't mind the purple mane and tail, it looked quite nice to be completely honest. Copper had dark grey fur, but had a bright brown mane and tail. He looked the best!

I got up and placed my bowl into the sink and proceeded to wash it. As I did, I heard Copper talking about some job opportunities that they might have for Shadow. She really wanted to follow up on what she was good at. Being a guard. That would be a little difficult, but not impossible. I turned to see my dad holding a saddle bag with his magic.

"Come on son! Time to get you off to school." He said proudly. I slowly walked up to him with no questions asked. I grabbed the bags with my magic and put them on. A perfect fit! I looked up at Shadow and Copper and smiled. I hugged them both as we began to walk up to the door.

We opened it to find that the day was early and the sky was bright. The clouds covered the sky with a thick blanket of warmth. We strolled up the road, finally being a complete family. Ponies looked at us like we were normal, for the first time in my life. That's all I wanted! We continued to walk up the road and found the school for fillies and colts. We walked in and got me in with the crowd. I had to leave my parents, again. I waved off to parents as they waved back. I looked around and found one of the teachers.

"Umm… excuse me miss! I'm new here! Is there anywhere that I need to go?" I asked, a little anxious. The teacher smiled and signalled for me to follow her. Suddenly, I didn't feel so normal, as fillies and colts looked at me like I was a freak. I wish I didn't have to hide my true identity, but I would lose everything if I revealed myself. Eyes darted over at me from every angle, coving ever part of my body with invisible lasers. They were evaluating me!

We went inside, away from all of the other young ponies and walked down a corridor. I assumed that we were walking to the Headmare's office. My assumptions were correct after we turned a corner to see a sign with the words "Headmare's office!" Written on it. I chuckled at my luck. The teacher looked back at me and stopped at the door, pointing a hoof at the door. I knocked on it as the teacher left, down the path we had taken to get here. The Headmare opened the door with a warm smile.

"Hello Blitz! Lovely to meet you! I'm the Headmare of this beautiful school, as I'm sure you're aware." She said with a chuckle at the end. I smiled, being less anxious to be with the Headmare of the school. She seemed pretty nice, a lot nicer than the changeling teachers, that's for sure.

We talked for a little while, talking about where I originally came from and why I was here. I had to lie so much. I hated it, but this was the only way that I could keep undercover, keeping my true identity hidden. After about half an hour, the Headmare showed me to my class. We walked down the corridors as we headed to my class.

I was seated in my class, ponies all around me. They all seemed to be not enjoying being here. Some of them just looking like they were about to fall asleep and others just ignoring the teacher. I was just looking at the teacher, waiting for my next task to be told to me. I always used to love learning, especially learning new things. I was even told that I was a hard worker and was rewarded a little. So if the rules were nicer, then surely the workload would be too, right?

The teacher shouted at all of the students to follow her instructions. They all froze and stopped what they were doing and began acting like I was. They began to wait for instructions. We were told to do writing from a book and change the words to make them sound more formal and informal. It wasn't too difficult, but it was a little challenging. Nothing I couldn't handle though. I completed the work and waited for everypony to finish. I could tell that the teacher was proud of me, being able to get work to the deadline, with some additional work. I was a hard worker.

I was about to get ready to leave, when the teacher called me back. It was the end of the day and I would just need to wait for Shadow and Copper to arrive or at least one of them. I walked back to the room and then knocked.

"You wanted to see me miss?" I asked, being a little nervous. She nodded and pointed at a chair on the opposite side of the table. I gingerly sat on it and looked at her.

"Blitz… I am truly amazed by your knowledge at this age! Did you come from a school higher up?" She asked, curious about my past.

I nodded. "Yes miss! I came from a stricter school that taught for longer hours." I admitted, not lying about any of it. She nodded and smiled.

"You're an asset to the class! I wish more of the pupils were like you." She told me flatly, making a smile appear on my face.

"Thank you miss!" I stated.

"You may be dismissed! Enjoy the rest of your day." She commanded, waving me off. I hopped off the chair and walked away. As I walked down the corridors, I noticed some of the older ponies were coming and going. I didn't worry about anything. I got outside and waited for Shadow and Copper, but it had been half an hour after the pickup time and they still hadn't arrived. That still didn't worry me. They probably were still at work. I began to walk out of the school and then down the roads and paths that lead to my home. Before I could get on the final path home, I saw some older ponies, from the school. They looked at me with amusement and then began to approach me.

I turned to look at them and didn't hesitate to stay still. They walked over to me and pushed me against the wall with their magic. Two unicorns and a pegasus! My saddlebag dropped on the floor as I got pinned up against the wall. They were suffocating me! Either I had to use my wings to life me up, without them noticing, or had to resort to using my magic. I chose the latter! I teleported to my saddlebag and picked it up. I looked up as two hooves punted me into the wall. At this point, I was in agony! I shrieked as my head hit the wall with a terrifying force. I could taste blood!

I weakly looked up at the bullies. "Wh...what do you want?" I asked, choosing my words carefully. They all laughed.

"To hurt you and to welcome you to the fine old town." One of the unicorns said. I was bucked into the wall again. This sent a shiver of pain rocketing down my left hindleg. I screamed! A bolt of lightning flared from my horn as I shot a bolt of electrical energy at one of the unicorns. It hit him and burnt him a little. He winced as he looked at the wound. I used my magic to strike another, before a ring of some sort was rammed on my horn, preventing me from using my magic. They forgot about the burns and went about hurting me, bucking me and throwing me against the wall. This happened for a solid minute, before they saw that I had just given up.

Blood poured from multiple wounds on my head, as well as from the wounds on my body. The bullies turned to see a guard looking at them. He looked past them to look at me, cowering and looking like I had been through hell and back. He scowled at them before teleporting them somewhere. He quickly looked at me as I slowly got up.

"Stay down! I can help you!" He whispered, making me slightly confused. I looked at him and sighed.

"You… you could have helped me avoid th… this!" I stated flatly, wincing in pain as I grabbed the ring and yanked it off my horn, then proceed to pick up the saddlebag. I held it with my magic. He looked at me, like he was admiring my work or something. I ached all over my body, from my head, to my hooves.

"Those were some damn good skills with those magical bolts. You need to remember that ponies don't learn spells like that until they hit adulthood." He stated, making me a little worried that he knew I was a changeling. He crouched down to me and changed his face, into the face of a familiar changeling.

"Th… Thorax?" I blurted out, a little too loud, which ended up with me coughing up a little blood. He nodded.

"Queen Chrysalis ordered us out to hunt for love and said that if we found changeling living in the world, to eliminate them… but you know me. I wouldn't hurt a fly!" He explained, allowing my to breathe a sigh of relief.

"They named me Blitz, Thorax! My mother is called Shadow. Keep it to yourself! Please!" I blurted out, before I started coughing badly. Thorax backed up a little and nodded before teleporting away, leaving me on my own.

I got to the house and opened up the door. I clambered inside and closed the door. I could hear talking in the other room, something about missing the time to pick me up. I didn't really care about them missing it, I only cared that they were ok. I hopped on into the room on the three legs that were barely working. Copper and Shadow were talking at each other and turned to look at me… and froze.

B...Blitz? What happened?" They both said in unicen. They both rushed up to me as I fell to the floor. My eyes barely able to stay open for any longer, as I looked at both of them. They both wore looks of panic and fear.

"T… Thorax s… saved me!" I blurted out below them. I closed my eyes and felt the pain leave my system as I fell unconscious.