My Life as a Teenage Changeling

Teen Bonding

Back at the Castle of the Two Sisters, Gallus was doing some flying tricks up in the air while laughing gleefully before he made his way down near the ground performing an Aileron roll that led into a slow loop-de-loop. "Huh, this place is way cooler than I thought it'd be."

Meanwhile, Yona was making her way down a flight of stairs before her hoof got caught on a braid of her hair as she tripped and rolled all the way down looking off into view smiling. Smolder meanwhile was busy munching gems off of an old statue. "Even I'm impressed, what's this place called again Ocellus?"

Ocellus was reading a book on the stairway surrounded by several book stacks as she responded, "The Castle of The Two Sisters, I remembered it from class. Princess Twilight's History of Pre-Equestrian Friendships."

Gallus chuckled as he flew down towards the changeling. “Huh, who knew? Turns out school was actually good for something after all."

Yona started to speak before embracing her nearby friends in a tight hug smiling. "Yona not really like school but, Yona like new friends!"

Smolder struggled to get out of her grip as she spoke up, "Smolder... like... breathing."

Everycreature then turned towards Silverstream staring out the window shouting, "Hey you guys, Sandbar's Back!"

From the edge of the Everfree Castle, Sandbar was hauling his supplies over towards the castle when one of the wagon wheels hit a rock as an Orange fell out of the cart and onto the ground, just as he was going to check for any notable damage, Yona quickly galloped her way forward shouting, "Sandbar Back!" as he screamed and covered his face with a hoof preparing for impact.

Luckily Gallus was there to fly in as he directed her braids in front of her hooves as she tripped into a barrel roll before she firmly stopped upon a few feet in front of him panting like a dog. Sandbar looked up as he held out a sigh of relief before responding, "Thanks for the assist, Gallus."

Gallus brushed him off. "Pft, I was saving the food, you're just a bonus."

Gallus and Yona then walked over to the fruit cart before stuffing their faces full. Ocellus flew over to the pillows and blankets as she stuffed herself between them. "Pillows! How nice, the castle is going to be so much more comfy."

Smolder then flew up behind her and grabbed one of the pillows in her claws throwing it at Sandbar before grabbing another. "And fun, Pillow Fight!" Sandbar and Smolder then had a back and forth of whacking each other with pillows before they spotted Ocellus (who had shapeshifted into a Bugbear) hovering over them with a barrage of pillows as she slammed herself right on top of them before the three of them all laughed in glee.

Soon after, Silverstream shouted in awe as the rest of them turned to see what she was getting at, "I just found... STAIRS!"

Everycreature was staring at her intently before Gallus responded in Deadpan, "And we care because...?"

She started rubbing them in her talons before continuing her jovial speech, "Stairs are Awesome! We don't have anything like 'em underwater 'cause you know," She then Transformed into her Seapony form, "no way to climb 'em."

Everyone else then gave out an 'Oh' of realization before she transformed back into a Hippogriff, "This place has Everything!" A glum look sprawled across her face as she spoke, "If only my family back home could see it."

Smolder then threw her an orange as it bounced off of her head before landing in her talons as she ate into it smiling.

Ocellus after hearing Silverstream talk spoke up next before turning to look at Smolder, "I wish the other changelings could meet you all, you're not nearly as strange as the stories say."

"Gee thanks," she replied sarcastically. "But, y'know hanging out with other creatures is actually... not that bad."

Just then the sound of rustling leaves sounded out nearby as Everycreature turned to spot a bush shaking before a porcupine like creature hopped out of it with a blank expression on its face. Ocellus dawed in realization before Sandbar replied in concern, "Almost other creatures, what is... that thing?"

Ocellus sighed, "Am I the only one who didn't sleep through Professor Fluttershy's Critters of Comfort and Conflict Class?" She pointed a hoof at it before continuing, "It's a Pukwudgie, maybe I can make friends with it!"

Shapeshifting into said creature, Ocellus walked over to it as she made several distinct noises to it before the orange creature growled like a wild beast as several others bounced in front of it, continuing the same savage growl.

Ocellus then quickly backed away from the swarm of Pukwudgies as she shapeshifted back into a Changeling, "Oops..."