Fall of Two Worlds: Dark Days

Night had fallen again in Everfree Central and Rainbow Dash stood guard, determined that Bright Haze was so close she began to wonder around on her own. Searching all around the area and staying close to the hoof ridden pathway, it was almost pitch black but Rainbow was adjusting to the darkness of the Everfree even in daylight. Rainbow continued through the brush until she heard something. She got closer, being stealthy now as not to alert anything and began to listen in.

"Now we have him under complete control we can take him back to the Queen." One said.

"Yes Sap, he completely believes he is one of us. But aren't you worried him being to violent, you saw what he did to the Griffin today. He could go wild." A second voice replied.

"But isn't that good, when the war starts again he will be a valuable member to the vanguard force. Keeping him wounded is making him more angry and stronger." The first, Sap said. Their voices sounded almost identical but Rainbow could find subtle differences.

"Still Sap, I don't like what we are doing, he will be killing his own kind and we owe nothing to the Hive." The second voice said.

"What? Aeb we owe everything to the Hive, its what gave us life and food and training for warm the Hive is our home Aeb, you cannot be so corrupt you forgot that?" Sap replied, almost shouting, but not quite so another Changeling must be nearby, possibly sleeping. Rainbow decided to look around closer to them and try to spot the other Changeling. She had the crossbow aimed at one, Aeb, she believed and knew if she did it stealthily enough she could have time to reload and take the other out and have to go close quarters with this sleeping one if the noise woke him up. She crept around the bushes and saw the third Changeling out of the corner of her eye, but she wasn't at a good enough angle to see properly. She side stepped around a tree, but then, the inevitable happened, a twig snapped.

"Shit she muttered." Alerting the two Changelings.

"What was that?" Aeb asked.

"We are being watched, get the pony up." Sap replied.

"But he is still resting."

"Just do it! If its his friends come to save him, then we can test his loyalty." Sap replied, Rainbow saw the last pony. Bright Haze, and from the sound of it. Not a friendly one anymore. Rainbow Dash ran.

She sprinted as fast as possible without alerting everything in the forest back toward the camp, she heard a grunt and then a strange sound, like somepony got hit, there was a male scream and a roar, Haze was wild. Deadly and wild now. All because of those fucking Changelings. The sounds of hooves running must have alerted everypony at camp, for when Dash returned, everypony was up.

"Changelings. Forest. Haze." Was all Rainbow could blurt out in the last breathe she had. Rainbow began to pant and cry.

"What Rainbow?" Twilight asked. Rainbow fell onto the ground sobbing.

"There are Changelings.-" Rainbow said, crying heavily. "-They have Haze and they have, changed him. He thinks, as far as I heard-" Rainbow couldn't hold back the tears and burst out onto Rarity's shoulder. But Heart Breaker understood at once.

"There are Changelings just ahead which Rainbow must have scouted out, they have the memory less Bright Haze and have, as far as Rainbow can tell, corrupt him into thinking he is a Changeling. This is Canterlot all over again, however Twilight, you may end up shooting the friendly." He said. Twilight nodded and Dash still cried, Applejack had a few tears as well.

"So the great hero of Equestria, is gone, replaced with this, Changeling wannabe?" Applejack asked, annoyed.

"As far as I know. I only heard a bit of the conversation and only just saw Haze before they heard me, he looked pretty bad and I think they have been hitting him for anger." Rainbow replied, still sobbing.

"Well even if it isn't Haze these Changelings are bound to have food and water, if they do eat. So it is better to check it out, even if they have no food, we can still find out why they are in Everfree Central." Twilight said, magically picking up some armour and a spear saddle.

"Armour up everypony." Steven said, in case nopony got that idea already.

"Now I want at least one Changeling left alive for me to integrate it, but if it is indeed Haze, shot them both." Twilight said. Everypony nodded, they were at the camp and the two Changelings were walking around in the clearing, Bright Haze was nowhere to be found.

"Where is he?" Rainbow asked, squinting.

"Where is who?" A familiar voice asked. Everypony turned to see the blood soaked Bright Haze.

"Haze!" Rainbow squeaked in delight. "What the fuck have they done to you?" She asked.

"They have been torturing me for ages, I'm glad you ponies came. I managed to escape but have no idea how to get out of this forest and want revenge." He replied.

"Okay then, but we need to get you home. You look like you are about to pass out. We can heal you here but we will need an actual doctor to heal your wounds." Twilight said. Suddenly a ball of green goo shot out of the clearing and into Rarity and Twilight, they were shot back into a tree, knocking them out. Another came and another and more and more ponies fell, passed out. Rainbow was quickly the last left, along with Haze.

"We have to help them!" Rainbow screamed looking out for enemies, only too late did she see who the real one was. Rainbow turned to rush to Rarity's aid only to see Bright Haze holding a crossbow to her. A tear was running down his check but a grin was on his face.

"Goodbye. Pony." Then he shot and Rainbow fell into darkness.

                 "I'm sorry.." Haze thought, then he died, leaving only the Changeling holding the crossbow...