My Little Pony: The Power of Ten

One night, Carrie, Applebloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie were in the forest at night, each wearing explorer clothes.

"This was a great idea. We can get our cutie marks as zoologists!" Apple Bloom exclaimed cheerily.

"Zoo-what? No, we're getting them in being jungle adventurers!" Scootaloo reminded.

"But girls, are you sure we should be out here?" Carrie asked. "I mean, we are trespassing in Fluttershy's backyard."

"And I don't think Fluttershy's backyard can be considered "The Jungle".

"She's right." Carrie nodded before smiling softly, "Also, did you know that the study of ponies is called 'Hippology'?"

"I don't think we look much like hippos..." Scootaloo stated, glaring at the two. "Also, where did you even learn that?"

"Jamie did!" Carrie smiled softly.

"Of course he did..." Scootaloo face-hoofed herself.

"Speaking of which, where's Skye?" Apple Bloom asked curiously.

"She couldn't make it in time." Carrie shook her head. "She said that she was...busy watching a movie at the movie theaters."

"What?!" Scootaloo yelled, feeling upset by that. "How could she?! Man, she's gonna miss out on earning our cutie-marks!"

"But Carrie can't get one." Sweetie Belle pointed before earning a glare from the pegasus filly and exclaimed, "Did you forget how two of Rainbow Dash's friends, Ren and Jamie, earned their cutie-marks too! This could be something big that we can do! We can even help both Carrie and Skye to earn their cutie-marks too!"

"Mm...Thanks you guys." Carrie smiled softly, clapping her hands together. "But I'm not sure if I can get my own Cutie-Mark like Ren and Jamie did."

"Don't say that!" Apple Bloom smiled. "We'll be glad to help you along the way because..."

The three fillies bumped their rumps together before exclaiming "WE'RE THE CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS!"

"Mm! Yeah! Cutie Mark Crusaders!" Carrie laughed happily before hearing some creaking sound before they turned around to see a bunch of wild animals approaching them. "Huh? Hey, what's wrong with some of Fluttershy's animals?"

"Huh?!" The three fillies turned over and widened their eyes to see the creepy green eyes on the animals' faces.

"Umm... wait what's that group of animals with glowing eyes doing staring at us?" Sweetie Belle asked.

"But that's what I said-" Carrie was about to finish that sentence till the animals pounced at them, scaring the girls before they all screamed in fear...

"NOOOOOO!"

The Next Day

Ren's POV

Another day, another good day in the town of Ponyville. I've brought over my art portraits so that I can sell out much to the others.

"Man...that was so worth it at the end." Oh yeah, I forgot that I brought both Skye and Kodiak with me. Skye apparently stayed overnight to watch one of her favorite animated movies, Princess Mononoke. "Ha ha! I love it at the end! That's the mark of a true warrior! If only wish the other girls would have seen it!"

"You've really enjoyed that movie, didn't you?" I asked, smiling at her.

"Ha ha, of course Corporeal Loodan! I loved that movie to the very end!" Skye grinned. "Thank you again for ever suggesting that idea to me!"

"Well...It was the least I can do for that offer I gave out to help me sell these paintings." I shrugged before finding a good spot right around the streets of Ponyville.

"Do you think they might love these?" Kodi asked curiously. "I mean, they really look nice, but they don't seem to be fond."

"What do you mean?" I asked in confusion before seeing him point his paw over at some of the ponies, and I took noticed that some of them were...acting weird. Some of them had these big bulging green eyes, making me feel a little creeped out by. Huh...He wasn't kidding, they aren't even paying attention to my paintings. It isn't the paintings itself, right?

"Mm...Meh, I'm sure they're just being jerks to not admire this." Skye shrugged, checking over a certain painting of flowers. "Although, I feel as though this is just too plain in my taste, but either way, it's gotten my interest..."

"Really?" Kodi asked, sniffing the flower vase portrait. "Well...it smells weird, but the design looks really nice."

"Well I did use paint." I shrugged.

"Mm...Well it needs more...what would Sergeant Pinkie Pie would say...'Pizzazz'?" Mm...Pizzazz...I don't know...Do I? I mean, I guess it is her opinion so maybe?

"... and then she just left like that." At that instant, I turned around and saw the Mane Six and the others chatting about something walking past some of the townsfolk.

"Yes, even Carrie was acting weird." Mason frowned. "I didn't know why, but she wouldn't explain why she was outside and I can't seem to talk to her like I have always been..."

"Hrm...Those three fillies and your sister of yours are sure acting funny." Applejack agreed.

"Hey guys!" I called. "What's going on?"

"Scootaloo has been acting strange." Rainbow stated.

"Applebloom too." Applejack added.

"And Sweetie Belle and Carrie as well." Rarity nodded. "We're not sure what's been going on with those three."

"Indeed..." Mason nodded. "Carrie has never acted...this way. It's almost suspicious..."

"Everypony in town has been acting strange." Twilight said.

"What was that? I wasn't listening." Rainbow said, earning a deadpanned look from the purple unicorn.

"Rainbow! Twilight, my sister and her crew are being as peculiar as everypony else around here! Something not right." Applejack exclaimed, glaring hard at Rainbow Dash who smiled sheepishly at the farm pony.

"Ummm...Hey has anyone seen Cheerlie? I just heard she didn't show up to the schoolhouse." Fluttershy asked, feeling concern.

"Huh? No." I shook my head. "Sorry Flutters, but I haven't seen her at all today. I just came here to sell these paintings for potential buyers, but so far..." I looked around the crowd, seeing them all giving us each weird glances. "Nopony seems....interested."

"And the Cakes didn't open Sugarcube Corner this morning." Pinkie chirped. "At first I thought maybe thy were planning a birthday party because Ms. cakes birthday is in 43 days and that's cutting it way close to just be staring in on ordering supplies..." Pinkie glanced away with a smile. "...But when I asked about it, they just looked at me like I was crazy." Everyone sighed at Pinkie's claim, shaking their heads.

Although, they're right about about everyone is acting strange all of a sudden. What's going on? Why is everypony around town acting so...weird. First the Cutie Mark Crusaders and Carrie are acting weird, and now everypony...?

"Everypony is acting so bizarre! More and more ponies by the hour!" Twilight looked over at the corner, seeing more ponies staring right at us. "What in Equestria is going on?"

"Um...guys?" Kodi called, whimpering at the sight of the people. I took noticed of what he was looking at and saw the crowd of ponies coming around us all looking really strange with green eyes like they were possessed or something.

"Umm maybe we should move somewhere more.. secure." Jamie said nervously.

"Or maybe how about I get rid of the crowd?" Jack cracked his knuckles. "Trust me, I've dealt with crowds like them when I'm with the police."

"Uh...I think we should go with Jamie's suggestion." I frowned. "Fighting won't solve everything, you know that Jack."

"Says you." Jack rolled his eyes.

"Quick! To the library!" Twilight cried out, only earning a pout from Rainbow Dash.

"That's your solution for everything." Rainbow Dash huffed.

"Quick! Retreat!" Skye dashed ahead and we followed after her before we all gotten inside of the house, and Pinkie slammed the door behind us and we all caught our breath.

"So is everyone else weirded out by this?" Kaede gulped, making sure the door was locked.

"What the hell is wrong with them?" Jack questioned. "I mean, I've heard of angry crowds, but what the hell did we do to piss them off?"

"Wait... this is all too familiar." Twilight said. "Acting strange like they were... replaced?!"

"You lost me." Rainbow rose a brow.

"Me too." Jack nodded.

"Wait...You don't mean..." At that moment, I suddenly realized just where Twilight was going with this. Ponies being replaced and acting weird like they aren't acting like themselves as we see everyday...This is...

"Changelings...!" Jamie widened his eyes.

Rarity let out a gasp before exclaiming, "Of course the Royal Wedding! Princess Cadence was replaced by a changeling!"

"The Queen Changeling and she went all evil on everypony." Applejack gritted her teeth in anger.

"Oooh...The wedding...Yeah...Well, I don't remember much after I had Pinkie's tutti-frutti sherbet sugar punch. It made the day a bit of a blur..." Rainbow Dash frowned.

"Heh heh...That and you and I had that belching contest after eating all of that sherbet." Jack smirked. "Which I won."

"N-Nopony asked you fatty!" Rainbow growled. "I-I mean...it was so...good that I forgotten much of what happened...Okay?!"

"That's because I use seven parts of sugar to every one part Tutti!" Pinkie grinned.

"Wait a minute, you all went to a wedding and you already know the enemy?!" Skye blinked.

"Yeah, it was before you woken up from your pod." Jamie nodded. "The Changelings...aren't exactly a species we would've think..."

Twilight walked over to a shelf full of books and searched through it before pulling one of the books out of the shelf and said, "Hmph. Lucky for you, I kept a journal of what happened." She opened the book and showed us a page with a changeling on one and a replaced pony on the other with the exact face we've seen on everypony else. "According to me and Jamie's extensive note-taking, , the changelings are back...and this time, they must be after Ponyville."

"O-Oh no..." Jamie gulped. "Are they here...for revenge?"

"No duh if you guys might've pissed them off!" Skye exclaimed angrily. "Look soldiers, we're gonna need to fight back against them if we're to take them all on!"

"Wait!" I called, stopping her from opening that door. "You really shouldn't open that!"

"Oh yeah? And why's that Corporeal Loodan?" Skye rose a brow before opening it, and right in front of her were the townsfolk glaring down at her with their big bulging green eyes. Eventually, she slammed the door shut with widened eyes and deep breaths before giving us a sheepish grin. "Okay, point taken."

"Well anyway...We need to warn Princess Celestia right away!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed. "She'll get rid of them quick!"

"Right! Spike! Take a letter!" Twilight called to her assistant dragon, who was upstairs and doing something with the stacks of papers he had before seeing him take a quill.

"Right!" Spike grinned before he began writing down the note.

"So now what?" Kaede wondered. "We're trapped in here till we get a response from the princess..."

"Mm...The most thing we can do is just stay here and wait till those guys are gone." I suggested.

"Well I'm sure those Changelings might...leave, right?" Fluttershy smiled assuredly. "I-I mean...they can't stay in that place forever, right?"

Three rewrites and a spell check later...

"Oh my...they really haven't leave." Yeah...These guys just love staying around, don't they?

"Okay Twilight, I'll send it right away!"

"It's about damn time!" Jack yelled, nearly spooking Spike with his loud voice. "What the hell have you've been doing while we sat on our butts and done nothing?!"

"Relax Jack, what's important is that Spike's finished with the letter." Twilight reassured. "Send it to Celestia, Spike."

"No problem!" Spike winked before blowing it with his flames. We waited till five minutes later, he regurgitated a scroll out of his body.

"Now that's what I call service." Pinkie pointed out before Twilight opened the letter with her magic.

"Dear Twilight Sparkle, I'm sorry but your precious Princesses are unavailable. I've captured them in their in my new kingdom, the Badlands! If you're stupid enough to try and rescue them, be my guess. Hahahaha...!

Signed Queen Chrysalis" she read aloud before widening her eyes, flabbergasted by this. "Oh no! Celestia! Luna?!"

"That bug queen got them too! Oh come on!" Jack exclaimed, annoyed.

"Well looks like we're on our own for this. It's clobbering time." Rainbow said, clapping her hooves.

"You read my mind, Skittles." Jack added, cracking his knuckles. "I've been waiting all day for a fight."

"We need to do something or we're gonna be toast." I stated.

"Literally." Skye nodded before grabbing her remote. "As general, I say we fight now!"

"My sister is missin' and if those things are responsible we need to find out what's goin' on." Applejack stated, snorting angrily.

"Yeah." Mason added, taking out his staff. "They took my sister and the Princesses and they shall pay for what they have done. I guess Chrysalis thinks it's a funny joke to do that, and now she's gonna learn the consequences of her actions."

"We can't just go out there!" Jamie cried out, pointing to the window of the weird ponies outside trying to crawl inside. "They'll know we aren't Changelings! We need a plan."

"WAAAAAAIIIIT!" Pinkie cried, surprising us.

"What Pinkie?" I asked, a little alarmed by her yelling.

"... Where's Sarah, Ran and Nikki?"

And that's when we realized a certain unicorn and two humans were missing. How did we not notice that?

"Oh no! Ya'll don't think the changelings got her?!" Applejack cried.

"Hopefully not." Twilight frown in worried.

"But still, Ponyville is infested with these crappy bugs. We got to find newbie." Jack stated.

"Umm.. I'm already here." a voice said and that's when Sarah, Snowflake, Pikachu and Zoura appeared before us, shocking me.

"Woah! Where did you come from?" I exclaimed in shock.

"Invisibility spell, duh. I used it to get in here." Sarah answered.

"How? The door is locked?" Kaede asked.

"I came in through Twilight's balcony window." Sarah added, pointing over to the window.

"But what if-"

"I made sure of that it was closed and none of those Changelings came in and saw." Sarah reassured calmly.

"Well.. thank goodness you're alright and not replaced Sarah." Applejack said with relief.

"Yeah, now we can charge right in and save our friends and the Princesses." Rainbow pumped her hooves together with a cocky smirk.

"Uh...guys...I don't feel good..." Spike groaned before puffing his cheeks out and spitting out something out of his body, revealing a green orb.

“What the-? That never happened before.” Twilight muttered, examining it.

“Huh...I don’t remember eating.” Spike scratched the back of his head.

“Is that an egg?” Fluttershy asked.

“Is it from the Princess?” Twilight hoped.

"But Twilight, she never done something like this..." Jamie pointed out. "So who-"

Before Jamie had the chance to finish, a voice spoken through the orb. A voice that we all shivered and grew fearful upon recognizing it.

“Not a Princess, but a Queen.”

I gasped, along with the others before we saw what was on the orb....It can’t be...I mean, I know that we would meet her again, but not like this! It's...

“That bastard again!” Jack yelled.

"Queen Chrysalis..." Nicole muttered, narrowing her eyes at the sight of the Changeling Queen.

"How is she back?!" Kaede covered her mouth in shock.

"My my my, you didn’t have trouble seeing through my minions huh? Clever. I’m sure you’re clever enough to notice some friends are missing?” Of course...She planned this entire thing, so they must've done something to them!

“Where’s my sister?!” Mason exclaimed in anger.

"And where are the Princesses?!" Twilight added before Chrysalis smirked before moving to the side and we saw the Celestia, Luna, Cadence, Shining Armor, Sombra, Radiant Hope, CMC’s and Carrie in a large cocoons. The CMC's and Carrie were trapped together while the others were hanging above her throne.

"I believe this is what you're looking for?" Chrysalis presented, taunting us with her a smirk on her face.

“How do we know that’s the real them?” Rantaro asked. "For all we know, those could be your precious babies disguised as them?"

Yeah, there's no possible way that it's them. "Maybe this will help us get out Cutie-Marks?” Applebloom smiled, not feeling frighten by any of this.

“In what? Being fillynapped?" Scootaloo questioned incredulously. Sweetie and Carrie sighed, slumping their heads down.

“That’s them.” Jack deadpanned, groaning at the sight of them.

“Like I said in the letter, I have them all in the Badlands, our new kingdom. You can come and collect them if you.... dare.” Chrysalis offered. "If not, then I'll simply suck away all of their love. I can already sense how special they must be to you whelps."

“Oooh, that bastard has gone too far!” Jack yelled, growling angrily at the Changeling queen.

“Well this is obviously a trap.” Rainbow huffed.

"Until then, weaklings..." Chrysalis smirked before the orb signaled off. So Chrysalis has them in her new castle in the Badlands? This all sounds so suspicious, and maybe a trap...but...

"Ngh!" Whoa! M-Mason?!

"Mason darling! Calm down!" Rarity cried out, pulling Mason with her magic before he could destroy much of the orb.

"Where is she?! Don't you play mind games with me, Chrysalis!" Mason cried out in anger.

"Mason, dude! Stop!" I called out.

"Stand your ground, Private Hunter!" Skye added.

After a few deep breaths, he slowly began calming himself down.

"R-Right...I am sorry for you all to see me like this...but..." Mason looks down sadly. "Carrie...Sweetie Belle...Apple Bloom...Scootaloo..."

"Shh...It's okay." Rarity shushed him, nuzzling against his chest. "I understand how you feel...and we will get them back."

"Rarity's right." Sarah nodded. "Hang on tight Mason, Carrie and the others will be safe. Chrysalis is expecting us to arrive there in three days so that she can take us down herself."

"Arrogant to the end." Rantaro sighed. "Jeez, I guess her botched plan on beating us before back at Canterlot and her second attempt taught that stupid bug nothing."

Then who's gonna go to the changeling kingdom and save them?” Fluttershy asked.

“Duh, we are.” Rantaro rolled her eyes. "Who else? Besides, I got no choice in the matter..."

"You really want to go Rantaro?" I asked.

"My business is gonna be put on hold what with these guys recovering." Rantaro sighed. "So whatever..."

Well...that's...something I never expected you to respond.

"Still no one with me that this is a trap?" Rainbow Dash called.

"Can it Skittles." Jack snorted. "We all probably know that it's a damn trap, but we can't sit on our behinds and let them get away with this crap!"

"I hate to agree with the brute, but he is correct." Rarity's agreeing with Jack? Well this situation really has turned for the worse. "Sweetie Belle needs my help! I'm going with him!"

"Same!" Applejack grunted. "Even if its a trap, I've got to save my sister!"

"Me too!" Mason agreed. "I'm not gonna sit around and just let my sister get hurt by that vile bug queen! We need to act fast!"

“And we don’t even know where to go.” Kaede stated. "I mean, we don't even know where this badlands location could be."

She's right? It could be anywhere...so where could we even start?

"Ummm... I know where it is..." a familiar voice we heard before she saw Thorax coming out of the bushes.

"Thorax! Oh thank goodness." Fluttershy smiled, hugging the reformed changeling. Thorax gave us a caring smile.

"Wait... how do you we know you're not another changeling pretending to be Thorax?" Twilight questioned suspiciously.

"You were there when I defended Sarah against Queen Chrysalis when they captured your siblings." Thorax stated. "Sarah unleashed her Roar of Harmony on Chrysalis that sent her and the others away."

".... It's Thorax..." Nicole and Rantaro replied in unison.

"Yep." the others added.

"What are you doing out here?" Nicole questioned.

"I came to make sure you all were okay." Thorax said. "When I saw the replaced ponies, I knew it had to be bad news. Are you alright?"

"We're fine, but Chrysalis and her changelings are back and they've captured, Carrie, the Crusader's, the Princesses, Sombra and Radiant Hope and are holding them in the Badlands. Do you know where the Badlands are?" I asked.

"Yes, it's outside of Equestria. In a barren wasteland." Thorax stated.

"Ah, yes, I know where that is." Sarah said. "I can guide you all there." Sarah smiled, "But......" But.. what? Sarah...? Why was she looking at Thorax? "Thorax, you're wings... they're different.." Sarah pointed out. Oh... woah, they are different... instead of being transparent, they were crystal like and shimmering. "I guess they do."

Nicole and Rantaro looked at his glowing wings, "Hmm... that's definitely a change." Rantaro stated.

"Interesting.. I'll have to study this.." Nicole added, adjusting her glasses.

"Study them later, Nicole, we've got friends to save." Rainbow reminded. Just then, Discord appeared, "Oh did I hear another rescue mission?" he asked excitedly.

Twilight sighed, "Yes Discord, we're going to rescue the Princesses and our friends from Chrysalis in the Badlands."

"Ooooh! Count me in!" Discord smiled before he donned on some travel gear on himself and us and with a snap of his fingers were were in the Badlands on a large piece of land, "Odd, I was trying to take us right to the Princesses." Discord said before he pulled up a rock, "But there is no Princesses."

"Umm... I have a pretty good idea where they might be...." Kaede said nervously pointing to a large Changeling Hive in the middle of the wasteland.

"Holy crap baskets...." I muttered.

"I hoped to never see that place again. Now what?" Thorax asked.

"Easy, we go in blast them all with Newbie and the bookworms' magic and we come out with the Princesses and the little ones, easy." Jack smirked.

"You guys can't use magic here. Nothing except Changeling Magic works here. Chrysalis ancient throne is made of a powerful rock that soaks up outside magic the same way Changelings soak up love. Its how she keeps the Hive safe." Thorax explained. What?! So our magic is ineffective here! Oh great....

"Oh great, now what?" Rainbow asked.

"Without Magic I have no idea." Twilight admitted. "So somepony better think of something and think fast."

"Oh wait, I know." Sarah said before she lit her horn and our dragons appeared. "Ren and the gangs' dragons? How can they help?" Rainbow asked, skeptical.

"Skittles, they're fire breathing dragons, one of which can kill with a sting with its tail. With them, if any Changelings come after us, they can defend us, like how Snowflake defended me the last time." Sarah smiled.

......Fair Point.

"Alright then, let's go..." Twilight said. We nodded and we walked towards the Changeling Hive, staying out of sight of the guards while the guard armored changeling drones were distracted without them noticing. “Okay, we’re clear,” Thorax said, as he lead the group inside through a small hole. Oh my... god.... there were few hole changing positions all over the place and we saw a lot of green glowing cocoons. They saw a few holes changing positions everywhere and saw a lot of green glowing cocoons.

“Ugh, it’s simply ghastly, darling. How do they even keep this place clean?” Rarity said.

“It’s kinda how Chrysalis likes it,” Thorax said.

“Okay. For once, I am definitely glad you came. I don’t think we’d be able to find our way out without you,” I said.

“Ya said it,” Applejack said.

“You definitely wouldn’t,” Thorax said, pointing at the hole that they came in from closing.

“Seriously?!” Rainbow Dash asked.

“Um, where’s the way out?” Fluttershy asked.

“It’s a changeling hive. It shifts and changes like we do, and we’re the only ones who can navigate it. It's total chaos for non-changelings,” Thorax said, as he continued to lead the way. "Well I wouldn't call it total chaos." Discord disagreed.

“So, are you sure we can some of our magic back when we destroy that so-called throne?” Rainbow Dash asked.

“If Thorax is right, then yes. But if not, we’ll have to come up with another way,” Twilight said.

“Well, that’s reassuring, darling,” Rarity said.

“And how are we supposed to destroy the throne when we find it?” Kaede asked.

"Well, Deadly Nadders' fire is the hottest of all dragons and can melt solid rock in seconds, so Skystorm can melt the throne with ease once we find it." I explained with a smile.

"Excellent." Twilight smiled.

“Well, I don’t suppose you brought something we can use like something useful?” Spike asked.

"I just brought my dinosaurs." Sarah said, showing her dinosaur cards but with out her magic she couldn't summon the bracer to summon them into battle mode.

"Well.... they could work... if you figure out another way to summon them." Applejack said.

“Okay, now that we’re done gossiping, can we move on please? The sooner we find the Princesses and our friends and destroy the throne, the sooner we go home,” Twilight said. We all nodded and continued to follow Thorax as we trotted up the stairs.

“Um, guys? I think we’re lost,” Thorax said, as they found out they were now in the middle of nowhere.

“Oh, great! This is so boring!” Rainbow Dash said.

“Oh, I hope my little sister is still okay. She could be anywhere,” Rarity said.

“We’ll keep looking,” Twilight said.

“That’s good, because I’d rather not just sit here and wait for the changelings to just come right here and soak up all of our love or whatever gross thing it is they do,” Skye said.

“Thorax! Your wings! Were they like that after your first battle with Chrysalis?” I asked. “Actually, yeah. They were, but I’ve recently shared some love with animals instead of feeding off their love, and it kinda made me end up like this. And I think I haven’t been hungry since I’ve met all of you,” Thorax said. “But changelings are always hungry."

"So... you're not hungry anymore than...?" Kaede asked and Thorax realized, "Huh... I guess... after you guys accepted my friendship, I might’ve forgotten about the whole feeding thing."

"Which caused your wings to change." Sarah added.

“Well, I think you look smashing with those sparkles on your wings, darling!” Rarity said.

“Really? Well, thank you,” Thorax said. “Well, at least it can’t get any worse, right?” Rainbow Dash asked. “Nope! Not even close! Hehehehe!” Pinkie Pie said, until her giggle suddenly echoed. The changelings suddenly heard the echo and started to come out and hiss.

“Oops, sorry,” Pinkie Pie said.

“It’s alright, darling. But at least you didn’t wake them up, so we should be fine,” Rarity said. They suddenly heard a sound of distant humming with a little buzzing.

“Um... W-What’s that?” Kaede asked.

“That doesn’t... sound good,” Fluttershy said.

“It’s a changeling patrol! Run!” Thorax said, and then they all started running as a swarm of angry changelings chased after us. "Torch, blast them!" Jack called and his Monstrous Nightmare roar and flame up, scaring the crap out of the changelings before he launched a fireball at them, forcing them to retreat. "Hahahaha, see ya crappy bugs!" Jack exclaimed with a toothily grin.

“I can’t believe that actually worked!” Twilight said. “Great Torch." However, Snowflake and Slice snarled seeing another group of changelings coming right at us!

“Maybe not!” Rainbow Dash said.

“RUN!” Twilight said, as we ran from the angry changelings.

They suddenly ran through a few tunnels while a few changelings kept chasing them one another. When they got back together, they suddenly found a safe place to hide.

“We can’t keep this up any longer! If we do, then we’ll end up like the changelings,” Rainbow Dash said.

“You mean... trapped in one of... those... disgusting and revolting cocoons?!” Rarity shuddered.

“I’m with ya, Rare,” Applejack said.

“Oh, Carrie. Where are you?” Mason said.

“I don’t know, but we’ll find her.” Applejack said.

“Yes, darling. But between seeing ourselves and those horrible changelings, the castle will be crawling with guards soon,” Rarity said.

“But if we do manage to find a way to destroy the throne, we’ll still have a chance to get our magic back and stop Chrysalis. We could still take her on and the entire changeling army and save our friends!” Twilight said.

Skystorm sniffed the ground and squawked to the rest of us, "Skystorm, what's wrong?" Kaede asked. The Deadly Nadder roared again before she dashed down a tunnel. "Skystorm!" We all chased after the Deadly Nadder and we found her.... in Chrysalis' throne room! Above her throne room, we saw Celestia, Luna, Cadence, Shining Armor, Sombra, Radiant and Carrie and the CMC's in their own coccons. "Carrie!" Mason gasped in horror.

"This has got be it..." Twilight whispered until we heard buzzing sound of changeling wings. Oh no.... and then changeling slime was splat on the girls forelegs and our shoes, and a recognizable evil laugh was heard.

“One puny band of heroes all by their selves,” a voice said. A pair of forelegs appeared and climbed over Celestia's cocoon. It was Queen Chrysalis, as she crawled like an insecure with her joints cracking, and then rotated her head. “Oh, how will I ever prevent this daring rescue?”

Suddenly, her entire army of Changelings appeared and rushed us, but Skystorm and Slice breathed their fire in a circle, keeping them back while Torch and the others snarled at them.

“Well, well, well, if it isn’t Twilight Sparkle and her little band of friends, and I see you’ve brought some fresh meat. Your sole pupil, I presume?” Queen Chrysalis asked evilly, until she chuckled. “Honestly, I didn’t think you were worth of replacing with one of my drones.”

“You’ll never get away with this!” Jack exclaimed as he struggled.

“Oh, but I already have. Nopony is coming to save you lot or help rescue the little friends. Your pathetic attempt was futile, and now you will join your friends after we have taken over your world!” Chrysalis said.

“Oh, yeah! Well, Thorax is still out there! How would you feel?!” Twilight asked.

“Don’t you dare mention that traitor’s name in my kingdom!” Chrysalis hissed. “He was a pathetic and insolent fool to leave and even more of a fool to return! But when I find him, he’ll learn his lesson about just what happens to those who betray the hive!”

"I am not afraid of you anymore!"

Huh? We all turned and saw Throax standing on Chrysalis' throne. "Thorax!" Chrysalis hissed and the other changelings hissed at the so called traitor. "You're not afraid of me anymore! I'm your Queen, you should always be afraid of me!"

"No I don't!" Thorax said in his assertive tone, looking Chrysalis dead in the eye. "I used to afaird of you because I didn't think there was another way for us to live, but Nicole, Rantaro and their friends showed me another way to survive. Through friendship we can gather the love we need without taking it from others. They risked their lives to protect me and now I'll do the same for them!"

Wow......! Never thought he could say.... that before.

At that moment, Thorax blasted a huge beam of love at Chysalis, sending her crashing into a wall and Thorax was the love enveloped him into a cocoon.

"..... Thorax...?" Fluttershy called. Then the cocoon broke opened and.... HOLY CRAP!

Thorax was now a taller changeling with light lime green chitin with a brilliant gamboge tint on his chest, a dark azure carapace with a moderate emerald green underside, moderate blue violet wings and dark fuchsia elytra on his back, moderate rose eyes, and brilliant light orange beetle-like mandibles on his head. Everypony in the throne was shocked.

"What... the.... hell....!" Jack exclaimed.

"It appears sharing his love allowed him to metomorphozised, like a butterfly." Nicole deduced.

“See?! This is what happens when you give love freely instead of taking it! Why don’t you try it out for a change?!” I said, showing how Thorax got his new look. The drones then thought for a moment and then decided to share their love with each other and Chrysalis’ throne started to crack and she was now afraid. After all that love was shared, the top of the hive exploded, leaving so much debris and rubble.

Sarah turned off the force field and then she and Thorax saw a beautiful sight The changelings landed and got new forms in colors of cyan, brilliant green, sea green, light lime green, and greenish yellow, causing them to like their new looks. Twilight and the others went to Starlight and Thorax for a group hug. They then saw Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, Princess Cadance, Shining Armor, Sombra, Radiant Hope, Carrie and the girls.

"Carrie!" Sweetie Belle!" Scoots!" Applebloom!"

Carrie and the CMC's turned and saw their respective elder siblings coming over to them, "Big Brother!" "Rarity!" Rainbow Dash!" "Applejack!" They all hugged each other tightly, "Oh thank goodness you girls are alright." Applejack said.

"I'm okay Applejack." Applebloom said and we all smiled at the scene.

But the moment was ruined when we heard rubble crumbling, and it was Queen Chrysalis, and she hissed at us, but she frowned seeing that she was greatly outnumbered.

"It's over Chrysalis, you've lost this round once more, so do everyone a favor a just surrender." Sarah snarled.

“There is no revenge you could ever conceive of that will come close to what I will exact upon you one day, Sarah Gem!” she said angrily, and then she fell backwards and fled. "Hmph, good riddance for a long time, I hope." Jack grumbled.

"You and me both." I agreed.

“Thorax, as the new leader of the changelings, I look forward to discussing how we can improve our relationship in the future." Celestia said and Thorax bowed to the Sun Princess. "However, for the moment, perhaps it is best that we leave the Changeling Kingdom to the changelings,”

"So how are we gonna get back home?" Kaede asked.

"I got this." Discord smiled and with a snap of his fingers we were all back in Twilight's castle. "Hopefully, that's the last time we'll hear of Chrysalis for a while. That bug never learns." Rantaro said.

"Some people or creatures just refused to accept change. Thats how some things are." Sarah stated. "But whatever she throws at us next, we'll be ready for her."

"You got that right, Newbie." Jack smirked.

"Heck yeah!" Rainbow cheered. "We'll always stop her and other bad guys, no matter what!"

"Yeah, Protectors of Equestria!" Twilight and the rest of us declared and the Princesses smiled proudly at all of us.