My Little Pony: The Changeling of Friendship

Rainbow Dash and Pharynx were enjoying a bit of competition again with Scootaloo, Spitfire, and Amiticia all watching. It's been a couple of days since Scootaloo and her friends earned their cutie marks.

"That Pharynx is some changeling. Maybe Princess Twilight could convince Princess Celestia to let changelings in on the Wonderbolts." Spitfire said.

"Sorry Spitfire, but I hate to be the bringer of bad news." Amticia said.

"...What's the bad news?" Spitfire asked.

"I said I hate to be the bringer of bad news." Amiticia said.

"...I don't get it..." Spitfire noted.

"I'll say it." Scootaloo said. "Pharynx would rather stick on as one of the castle guards then become a Wonderbolt." She explained.

"And that's the bad news." Amiticia said.

"I see." Spitfire said. Suddenly the cutie marks of both Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo started glowing, but what's strange is that Pharynx's wings started to glow.

"Why are my wings glowing?" Pharynx asked.

"A friendship mission perhaps? I want a full report once you're done by the way, Rainbow Dash." Spitfire said.

"You got it." Rainbow Dash said.

Amiticia joined his wife in the map room. "I will say, this will be the second time a changeling gets sent on a friendship mission. Though I expected it to be Amiticia because he is the Changeling of Friendship." Twilight noted as the trio of Rainbow Dash, Pharynx, and Scootaloo said.

"No offense your highness, but I agree with you." Pharynx said.

"From what I can gather, this map only sends those who would be best for solving the problem. After all, there was that point where both Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie were sent to Griffonstone." Amiticia said. "So whatever problem that's going on is going to require your expertise somehow." He added.

"It was thanks to me and Gilda making up that allowed us to help her in getting Griffonstone back on its feet." Rainbow Dash said. "Which played into my loyalty to my friends while Pinkie Pie's happiness spreading was taken into account with Gilda's bakery." She added.

"But how would my ability to help others understand their cutie marks help out?" Scootaloo asked.

"It may not be just that, Scootaloo. With help from Pharynx, you know what it's like to push past your own personal disability and conquer it. Not to mention your part of a trio." Twilight said.

"Disability?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"Yes Rainbow, a disability. Scootaloo Wings are underdeveloped for her age yet thanks to Pharynx, she's able to push past that limitation and fly." Twilight said.

"That may be a side effect from you being drunk when you got knocked up for lack of a better term." Pharynx said.

"PHARYNX! SCOOTALOO'S A BIT YOUNG TO BE HEARING THAT SORT OF TALK!" Amiticia yelled.

"...Huh. Didn't think I'd get yelled at by the king." Pharynx said.

"Going to have to agree with him on that: That was a bit too mature for Scootaloo's tastes." Rainbow Dash said.

"I've read your journal mom; I don't think hearing about you being knocked up is going to change much considering I read about it." Scootaloo said.

"...Oh right..." Rainbow Dash said. "Well at least that'll still allow me to teach you about sex when you get that age." She added.

After some convincing on Amiticia's part, the trio arrives in Cloudsdale. Here, they encounter Hoops, Hops, and Dumbell but the trio is on the verge of breaking apart. Scootaloo does her part and actually helps her mother with getting past her past with the trio to help them out. Rainbow Dash is then able to help them out a bit more by understanding where the breakup was coming from.

"Their own parents huh? This is going to be something." Pharynx said. The changeling then proceeded to give each parent a piece of his mind while the mother and daughter duo was helping reform the trio which did eventually work. Unfortunately, it started to seem like Pharynx's attempt was failing.

"Some parents...they can't let their children make their own decisions. They could learn a thing or two from me about that." Rainbow Dash said. Pharynx gasped.

"That's it..." The changeling guard said. "LISTEN UP YOU THREE MOTHERS; YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED TO CALL YOURSELVES THE PARENTS OF THESE THREE! IF THEY WANT TO BE FRIENDS WITH EACH OTHER, THAT'S THEIR CHOICE, NOT YOURS! I should know, I'm a changeling, and now I'm much different them my own mother. AND YOU KNOW WHAT, I DON'T REGRET BECOMING DIFFERENT FROM MY MOTHER! BECAUSE THE ONLY THING SHE WANTED WAS FOR ME AND THE REST OF HER CHILDREN TO BE HAPPY! I BET SHE'S HAPPY UP IN THE AFTERLIFE FOR THE DECISIONS I'VE MADE SINCE SHE DIED. AND I BET SHE COULDN'T BE PROUDER FOR IT!" Pharynx yelled out. However, the three mothers started to gang up on him.

"That's enough! If the three of you can't appreciate us being together, then we're moving out of home. Ponyville sounds nice." Dumbell said.

"Yeah, what Dumbell said." Hoops said. Hops nodded in agreement. The three mothers were dumbstruck as the trio went to pack their things. The three mothers chased after them shortly after just before the marks on Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo glowed alongside Pharynx's wings.

"I take it this means we solved the problem?" Pharynx asked.

"We did." Rainbow Dash said.

"Woo!" Scootaloo said.

A bit later, just before Rainbow Dash, Scootaloo, and Pharynx started to leave, Hops ran up to Rainbow Dash.

"Dash, wait up." Hops said. "I seriously can't thank you for helping me get back together with the others even if you should've just let us break up for all we did to you." He added.

"Couldn't let that happen. Even for what you did, you three deserve to be friends." Rainbow Dash said.

"Still, we owe you big time to make up for all the things we did. Especially me. I was drunk when we were young, but I think I remember seeing you at the bar I was drinking at. My memory is still a little hazy though as I was drunk at the time." Hops said.

"I see. Well, I highly doubt you'd take advantage of me if we were both drunk. I don't remember seeing you though." Rainbow Dash said.

"Like I said, I may be misremembering things." Hops said.

"Well Hops, take care of yourself." Rainbow Dash said.

"You too, Awesome Dash." Hops said. Rainbow Dash's head tilted. "...Did I say something wrong? You are awesome, Dash; don't let anyone ever tell you otherwise." Hops explained.

"That's the first time you actually called me by a compliment." Rainbow Dash said.

"Like I said, I got a lot to make up for. I'm hoping we can at least be friends from here on out." Hops said.

"Just don't get on my bad side again." Rainbow Dash warned.

"Oh, trust me, if I hurt you anymore then I already have, I deserve to be turned to stone." Hops said.

"Heh...your something else Hops." Rainbow Dash said. Hops watched Rainbow Dash, Scootaloo, and Pharynx fly off from Cloudsdale.

"...Hmm...something about that filly reminds me of me a bit." Hops said, referring to Scootaloo. "It's probably nothing." He added and then flew off to continue packing.