The next day

In the meeting room in Twilight's castle. Thorax was having a meeting with the mane six and Spike, and they were thinking about a plan in how to save the captured ponies.

Thorax brought out a map of the changeling kingdom and showed it to the mane six and Spike, they then began to study the map.

"Alright all of you here's the deal. The changeling hive town is filled with changeling civilians doing their jobs and changeling police officers." He told them.

Twilight then pointed at the top right section of the map with her right hoof.

"What is this place Thorax?" She asked.

Thorax looked at where she was pointing and gave her a reply.

"That is where the martial arts are displayed."

"All of you learned martial arts there?" Rainbow asked.

"Yes." Thorax replied with a nod "We have over one-hundred of them." He finished.

Everypony were shocked and amazed when they heard that there were over one-hundred martial arts in the changeling hive.

"What are they?" Rainbow asked eagerly.

"We have taekwondo, karate, aikido, Muay Thai, Ninjutsu, boxing, wing chun and many more."

Everypony were really amazed that the changelings can teach all of those martial arts. They must assume that the reason why the changeling Agents were skilled is because they trained in the martial arts area.

"What martial arts did you choose Thorax?" Applejack asked.

"I chose three, and they are systema, krav maga and karate. I'm more of a defensive type rather than an attacker." Thorax told them.

"Oh."

"Alright, let's resume talking about the obligation we have."

The mane six and Spike nodded and began to listen to him again. He then pointed at the back section area behind the martial arts academies.

"This right here is where scientists and chemists work, and where the ponies are transported right now instead of the prison cells in the police station. This section is called the virus laboratory" Thorax explained.

Then the mane six and Spike looked at where Thorax was pointing.

"So, this is where the ponies are kept right now?" Fluttershy asked and Thorax nodded.

"Then that's where we're headed." Said Rainbow Dash.

"Yes Rainbow Dash, but we need a plan first." Thorax told her.

"Oh, right." Rainbow Dash chuckled embarrassingly.

"Wait Thorax, I have a question." Twilight said.

Thorax looked at her and said "Yes?"

"Why did you changelings opened the virus laboratory right behind the martial arts academy instead of the huge lab you all have at the west section?"

Thorax chuckled and placed his right hoof behind his head.

"Well, it's because we... uh... didn't had enough room." Thorax chuckled embarrassingly.

Then the mane six and Spike all burst out into laughter when they heard that.

"Hahaha! That's very funny!" Rainbow Dash laughed slamming her right hoof on the table.

"Hahaha!" Spike laughed.

"Hehe, yeah that is pretty funny. But let's resume with the task at hoof okay?" Thorax said.

Then the mane six and Spike stopped laughing and looked at Thorax with focused looks.

"Okay, here's the plan. We will go through the front gates to the changeling kingdom."

"But won't the changelings attack us?" Twilight asked.

"Don't worry Twilight, the police force are gonna be off duty for three days because of the martial arts demonstrations that will be held in the martial arts area."

"A martial arts demonstration?" Pinkie asked raising an eyebrow "Why do they want to do demonstartions?" She finished.

"Well, it's probably because they wanted to attract more of the drones attention to martial arts and joining the special forces." Thorax assumed.

The mane six and Spike were shocked when they heard that.

"They want to influence those young ones into martial arts and joining the special forces thingy?" Fluttershy asked in both confusion and anger.

Thorax replied with a verbal response.

"We have to hurry up and stop this." Said Rarity.

"I know, and now to step two. We will go through the martial arts demonstration show and I'll try distracting some of the changelings and the seven of you will sneak past all of them okay?" Thorax told them and they nodded.

"Once I distract the changelings, all of you will go through the laboratory and try to take out any scientists or chemists in sight before they try to sound the alarm."

"What does the alarm do?" Rarity asked.

"It will alert the other changelings and the police will be deployed there." Thorax told her which made her gulp in fear.

"And after you all have done that, all of you will release the ponies trapped in the metal containers and sneak out. Understood?"

The mane six and Spike began to think about the plan and the information that Thorax gave them. It is indeed going to be a very scary and menacing mission for them but the lives of many ponies are at risk in the changeling hive so they all nodded to his plan.

"Got it." All of them said as they nodded.

"Good." Thorax said as he got off his chair.

"Now let's go. We don't have time to waste."

The mane six and Spike nodded and got of their chairs as well but Twilight grunted when she got off which made Thorax run up to her with a worried expression.

"Twilight! Are you okay?" Thorax asked as he helped her up.

"I-I'm fine." She replied in a calm voice.

"Twilight, you should rest here. Leave the rescuing to us." Thorax told her, but Twilight shook her head refusing.

"No, I want to help. They are my subjects."

"But Twilight, you'll just have a hard time after each step." Pinkie told her with a worried expression.

"Yeah." Spike said.

"I said I'm fine." Twilight told them.

"Okay." Thorax sighed "Then let's go, but one of your friend have to watch you at all times understood?" He asked and she nodded.

"Don't worry Thorax, I'll keep an eye on her to make sure she and your baby will be okay." Said Pinkie.

"I'll help too." Said Spike.

"Okay." Thorax nodded. "Now let's go." He finished as he exited the castle with the mane six and Spike.

Twilight had to be helped by Pinkie and Spike while walking.

"To the changeling kingdom!" Said Rainbow Dash with confident in her voice.

Author's Note

Another chapter finished! I hope you all enjoyed it!