The Adventures of Dr.LunyJoy, Book 1.by Dr.LunyJoyChaptersChapter 1, Talking with the Enemy (Revised)Chapter 2, Hopelssly lost (Revised)Chapter 3, The Hunt for the LunaticChapter 4, Alcoholic Suggestions (Revised)Chapter 1, Talking with the Enemy (Revised)Chapter 1. Talking with changelings “I am Dr.LunyJoy, a blue male unicorn with a brown mane. I was born and raised in Manehatten 31 years ago, October 4. My dad was with me till I was 9, well, you get the jist. I went to the “filly good” elementary school. Back then I went by BuckyJoy. I was the best at magic in my class and got good grades. Occasionally made fun of, but other than that I was popular." I stated with the highest dignity I could muster, fortunately my trembling hands were tied behing my back. I could not show fear. One filled out some of a paper. “Ey, it's okay to stop listenin to the questions. Just keep on exchangen' heartwarming life stories’ like the ponies do.” an obviously younger soldier barked, making fun of me. Thoughts raced through my mind like bullets, then when it was an empty void I panicked. I let my guard down, the interrogating Changeling saw my fear. "Don't be afraid, we won't hurt you. We will just suck the life out of you until you die or go insane. Either way you die” After he said that the mysterious moving vehicle continued onward in silence for several minutes. Evidently If this was what they liked, the silence. I could easily exploit that. I started with the next question the changeling asked me. “In my yongin’ days I had gotten a Christmas present from my uncle. It was a telescope and a map of the stars. I looked up at the sky through my telescope and it was wonderful. All I wanted to do was staring up at the sky. Then I felt a tingling on my flank. I looked and I saw a star and a telescope starting to form.” “Oh for chrysalis’ sake, look what you’ve done,” the captain yelled at the solider taunting me earlier, just as I had anticipated. I continued, rattling on my life story, with a serious hippie-dippy ring to it. “I then went to school with a smile on my face the next day. I went on to get great grades and ect. It was soon after that, my dad left me." I made a fake frown and looked and the changelings. It was just barely that I held back a smile. "But then my mommy worked super hard for me, and for that, I am grateful." Sighs filled the area. "Well, we were kinda poor, so when I went to go to college, we didn't have enough money! So I went off with my banjo in hand to go out on a marvelous adventure! YAY! I made ten bits, that whole year. Well, that wasn't very good so, a friend of mine invited me to join the royal guard with him!" Only one changeling raised a, uh, area above the eye. "I worked hard for two years, then I went off to college!" "Okay, enough!" yelled the captain. "Aw, you interrupted my story..." Darnit, I just it too far. “Well you’re the one in the worse position. You were the only pony taken as a prisoner for a snack.” Another changeling said laughing at me. Well good, that means they don't have anyone to take hostage. There are four changelings in the cart and two piloting this automaton. How do I get out? I should continue my plan, there is ravine with a stream in it coming up, and I’ll use that opportunity. Well I should go ahead and tell how I got here. "How did you get here?" The changeling with the paper asked, to the dismay of the others. "Soon, I was sent in one of my astronomy classes to see Celestia raise the su-" "Short version." I did another fake pout. "Shining Armour-" now I had looks, I completely dropped the hippie act. "Was my friend and mentor in the royal guard. Yeah, the dude with the incredibly strong magic. I was invited to his wedding, being one of his bestest of friends." One flinched when I emphasized the bestest, they knew they could potentially have a counter-attack knocking at their door now. "Well then you guys so rudely kidnapped me at the wedding." “Hey, not our fault we live off of ponies! Ha!” all of the changelings laughed. Then the changeling with the paper got a puzzled look on his face. “So you didn’t attack any of us?” “Well, I was going to when I was knocked out by one of the specks of magic that got shot out by Celestia and Queen Crysisalis’s magic duel. Then I guess one of you took me prisoner.” “Yep…”suddenly a different look crossed the captain's face. “You're not like the other ponies, most ponies we capture are screaming and yelling.” My mouth opened and closed. I was scared again. Then I felt my hair shorten. "You know-," I started cackling insanely "I think it's cause I haven't taken my meds!" The changeling with the paper started, "but you never told us you were insane." "That was cause you so RUDELY interrupted ME." The room fell silent, I cackled once more. "Get him!" The captain was actually smart, In that time I unbound my ropes. My forehead was wrinkled and my cutie mark, a unicorn horn firing blast of magic. My hair cut into a military style, and my face a bit chubbier. I was angry. "I punched the closest running changeling letting him fall back. I opened the doors to this fast moving machine and jumped off the automaton into the ravine stream. I have enough magic for a water breathing spell, so I cast it as I dive. I’m home free! This stream will lead bac-…opps. The stream traveled parallel to the changeling’s vehicle; I was headed into their country. Life is never that easy. • The changelings’ automaton sped up to follow the current. Rapids are ahead, if I don’t get out soon I’ll die. I was spinning around out of control. There is no way I could fet out. How wrong I was, by a stroke of luck, I spun into an eddie where I was able to get onto the cliff wall. All I had to do was – OW! I felt a claw holding onto my left rear leg, a changeling. It stayed in its true form as it flew up to crush me. I hit it in the face. It clearly was surprised by a pony fighting back for it sent the changeling out of turbulence and crashing into the river. The fierce rapids just pulled him under the water, never coming back up except for a sheet of paper to be stuck on a rock. I used my lightning spell to take out the automaton with the changelings in it. It exploded as if it were filled with dynamite. However someone changelings were already flying down the cliff. 4 down, 6 to go. One jumped down at me and the other turned into the Happy version of me, with big eyes, a big smile, and a banjo for a cutie mark. Why did it not turn into the angry personality of me? Then it hit me, the changeling must be happy. The idea of it sent a chill down my spine, anyways. I narrowly dodged the flying changeling's for I spent too much time thinking about the other changeling. I jumped again to avoid a magic ball coming from the changeling on top. Then I turned around and used shock wave to send the flying changeling out of the sky and into the river. Joining his companion, he screamed for he was unable to stabilize his wings, cut off by the sound on bone hitting rock. The happy one jumped at me using a magic ball spell and coming at me with a hoof. I had no choice but to slide down the cliff, nearly to the river. I pinned him with hoof, I shot a spell that cracked his skull. I sat for a while on a ledge. I hate killing things that have intelligent life, but I had no choice, they would have killed me then others. My pills must have worn off for me to change personality so quickly. Now to climb, it is hard and tiring in my regular form. I am thankful, not glad, that I’m not in any of the other forms or it would take forever to climb this cliff edge. I finally got to the top, when I see a cave. I climb in, exhausted I cast and that climbing. I climb into the cave and quickly fall asleep, forgetting I'm in changeling country. Author's Note Woah, revisions! Chapter 2, Hopelssly lost (Revised)I awaken to see a black creature standing above me. I lay unresponsive, still tired and not processing a single thing. I stare blankly at the curious character, it kind of looks like a monster. A butterfly lands on the changeling's head. CHANGELING!? I had forgotten that since they were part of a hive, they knew when each other died. My transport must not have been the only moving automaton in the area. I roll to the side quickly, right as a magical ball hits where I was sleeping. There are 3 changelings and each transform into me in my angry personality. It is scary that when they mimic me, they a part of my personality. I barely stand before a changeling is running towards me, I uppercut sending him flying backwards into a wall. Two magic missiles come at me from each changeling, classic. I dive and the two collide in midair. However, one would think that like in the stories, they nothing else would happen. Instead, magic shrapnel buries itself into the upper part of my rear leg on the front side. I can barely move without injuring it due to the long scratch that also resides on the leg. The cave is blinded with light and a boom. Dizzly, I go from rolling to standing up, then I receive an punch in the snout, a changeling getting revenge. I use him as a pony shield from the incoming spell. The strike kills the changeling I used as a shield, the ruthless monsters din't even care. I fly back and hit a wall, and 2 more changeling come in. I become frustrated, fortunately this leads back to the militant. You see, it seems awfully handy, me constantly having a fluctuating personality with people who are better at fighting or chemistry than me, but it isn't. Each personality is just a piece of what I was and what I could be. Little parts of my brain that merely utilizing parts of my subconscious, and repressing MY thought like one merely snuffs out a flame. If I was who I once was I would be able to think with a free will, and utilize myself. Fortunately, these parts of me access what I had buried in my memories. Things such as where a buck in the face will deal the most damage. I get up, changing, prepared to fight. As a changeling advances, I buck him with my good leg, in the face, knocking him out. I use a tiring magic missile, killing or knocking out the last three of them. I wipe my crinkled brow with a hoof, letting myself lay down just for one minutee. I toss all the bodies of the cliff into the river and start my trek back to Equestria. Two of those automatons are coming from the path that leads into their country. I trot away. • A day ago at the royal wedding… “I've nearly completed the checklist, everyone is here,” Twilight Sparkle said, still putting things back in order. She and her friends had worked so hard the past day to reassemble the wedding, so she just needed to make sure no one who was to attend the wedding wasn't confronted with a disaster. She even had to go to various ponies' houses to make sure they still wanted to go or if they had a broken leg. Somehow, Derpy ended up on the invitation list and no one knew where she currently was. She pushed the task aside and went back to the castle to see Shining and his soon to be wife. In all this chaos, Twilight hardly had time to even be excited for her brothers big step. She actually found some of the friends and family from the list, including her brother with Cadence, helping remake the wedding room. Derpy was helping, with less clumsiness than usual, put up a banner with the help of other pegasi. Twilight safely assumed that she was going to be able to attend the ceremony. Surprisingly, some of the remaining people on the list were here, but that meant the last pony left was someone near the end call Dr. Lunyjoy. He was listed as friend of the groom and lived in Manehattan, so he had to either have left or still be around in Canterlot. Fortunately the one to know was her brother. "Oh, Twilight! Again, can't thank you and your friends enough for doing this all me and Cadence. Twi, your such a good sister..." Twilight blushed with pride, but had work to do. "Shining, speaking of which, I've tracked down everyone on the guest list except one last pony, do you know where he is?" Shining a look at the list, along with Cadence, and immediately recognized the name. "Oh, Twi, you know him. He was that pony who was learning that lightning spell a while back, you remember? I asked you for tips because he couldn't get it to hit more than one target." Twilight thought for a moment, "I think I vaguely remember. Blue coat and brown mane with the astronomy cutie mark, right?" Derpy had just proudly finished putting up the banner, and went to sit down. "Yep, that's him. Unfortunately, I don't know where he is. He was only going to be here for the day, but I haven't seen him since the fiasco." "Do you think he is alright?" Cadence sweetly asked her husband, with more a purpose to reassure her husband . "Well of course," Twilight interjected. "Why nopony had seen Derpy," she said, partially bring the mare into the conversation, "since yesterday but here she is. It would have been impossible for the changelings to drag a hostage while being hurtled through the air. He's probably somewhere in the city... or locked up in a closet in the castle." Cadence looked at her husband for his smile. "Of cour-" "Hey, but uh, Twilight?" Twilight quickly changed her attention to the quietly listening mare, who fiddled with her hooves awkwardly. "I know the stallion, and, uh, I saw him get dragged off unconscious by some changelings. I tried to wake him up, but, well... the changelings." She said with a frown settling on her face. "Oh don't worry about him. He's got a strong spirit and can fend his own in a fight, I'm sure he'll be at the wedding tomorrow." Shining said with confidence, but Twilight actually hid some displeasure so she decided she should double check he's Okay. "I'll look for him anyway. The more I think about the closet thing..." • 1 day later… Leaving on the train ride back to Ponyville, Twilight felt joyus. She fixed the wedding and everyone had a great time. However, not finding Dr. LunyJoy anywhere, put a heavy burden on her mind. Looking out the train car window she wondered if the changelings had taken a... snack. Changelings won't kill, but they can seriously damage the brain. Twilight thought of Derpy, she knew the mare well enough she might try to blame this on herself. • The next morning… She still hadn't heard from the Shining if he had been found yet. She already repacked somethings to go back to Canterlot. She had to at least inform the Royal guard of his disappearance, yet they had a lot on their hooves. Before she left she wento Derpy Hooves’ house. She knocked on the door. “Hello? Derpy? Are you there?” The door opened showing a Derpy with a worried look on her face. “Oh… Hey Derpy, where’s Ditzy?” “Oh, she went with her dad to our vacation home,” she said, face enlightening. It is clear that she had been upset because she felt as though Dr. LunyJoy missing was her fault. “Have you Found Dr. LunyJoy yet?" “Hey, Derpy. I hope you know that it isn’t your fault Dr. LunyJoy might... have gotten captured," both mares' faces fell. "I still haven’t found him, I am going back to look again though.” “It is just, even though I never knew him that well. He was a nice to me.” “You knew him?” “Yes, at a therapy center. He was nice to me... and seemed like the only person with scense.” “Oh, Derpy. I’m sorry, I didn't realize you knew him. May I ask, why a therapy center?” "I never knew. I always went to the facilities physical therapy center...." "Sorry for prying." "Oh, no, it's OK. Well let me know as soon as you find him." Derpy sighed as twilight said her goodbye's too. Derpy closed the door thinking about how someone who had been so nice. She did have many friends in Ponyville, but the horrid thought of even one having captive... hurt. • Gallop, just gallop. I Thought as I ran from the new automatons that came from another road that was on a fork. I tried to think of what to do, but it was hard to. My small body had little to no stamina and was not very fast. My legs were burning and I was already tired. I need a spell that can stop those automatons. Apparently they explode like dynamite with in contact with fire. It also has to hit all of the automatons. That’s it! The Lighting spell, I just have to concentrate. I continued running but horn began to glow. Two words crossed my mind, Epic Explosion. Then another two, Oh No. The explosions sent sound for miles around. Better start running. I began galloping as fast as he could towards the border line equestrian border. At least all the changelings probably are far away given I may have already killed most of the closest ones. I traveled in a trot to conserve my energy. It seemed like I was going through unfamiliar territory though. The ravine and river were father to the right. • 1 hour later… This is where the ravine should be. Why isn’t here yet? None of this looks familiar. I growl in frustration. t is about 5 Hours away from the equestrian border and it should be 3. I finally find the stream flowing in mt direction. MY Direction! I have been going the wrong direction the whole time! Wait... what is that rustling? I turn around and see nothing but the trees and shrubbery. It was most likely my own stomping on the ground. Author's Note The POV will not always be that of Dr.LunyJoy Chapter 3, The Hunt for the LunaticAs Twilight trotted to the train station, she thought about whether she should go back and bring Spike with her on this adventure. The downside being they would have to carry more stuff, he might not like the long journey of walking, and he could be used as a hostage if the enemy kidnapped him. Then again, If he came he might be able to use his Dragon Fire send updates Princess Celestia. His fire was useless though, she had spells to send messages and light fires. The most important factor also being that he might get hurt by the changelings or whatever wild creatures roamed out in the wild. She was going to leave Spike here. He could help Derpy Hooves out if she was sad and take charge of the library. It was a beautiful morning to leave. Birds where chirping, Twilight remembered there was going to be a storm later today, occupying both Rainbowdash and Applejack. . She best not bother either, Rainbowdash and Applejack are going to need all the help they could get. Nearing the station, Twilight returned to her former thoughts. “Hey, Spike,” Twilight said. “What’s up, Twigh?” Spike inquired. “I’ve decided that you should stay here while I’m out to find Dr.LunyJoy. It would help a lot because you could make sure Derpy hooves is O.K., she feels guilty that the changelings dragged him away when she found him unconscious.” “Awww, I wanted to come with youuu…” Spike complained. “Oh Spike… You wouldn’t like it anyway. All I am going to be doing is walking along while looking around.” “O.K.” Spike said, defeated. “Anyways, I’m going take the Friendship Express up to Manehatten, I will get off there and take a road down south east, the changelings took” Twilight explained pointlessly to Spike because he was distracted by a butterfly… Coming back into reality, Spike noticed that Twilight had stopped talking “OK, bye Twigh!” “Bye Spike,” Twilight said with a sigh. Twilight climbed aboard the Friendship Express, finding a seat. She waved out the open window to Spike, who was distracted by a butterfly again. The train conductor bellowed, “All Aboard!” “Yes!” she heard Derpy call from down the line. Twilight knew it was Derpy because it was one of her kinks. Twilight wondered what she was doing on the train… • Shining Armor was annoyed by his needless labor, moving furniture in with Princess Cadence wasn’wasn't as easy as he thought. “Um…, move the couch right here? No. Right there. Put the Table on the left and put the lamp on it…” Cadence said to her husband, often changing her mind. They were but a third of the way through moving everything in.. He wished he was doing something else , what would he be doing? Looking for Dr.LunyJoy. Cadence has no clue about Dr.LunyJoy missing, she hardly knew him at all. She didn’t ask him about whether any pony was missing, but soon she might know that Dr.LunyJoy wasn’t here. Ooooohhhh boy, she might think I was hiding it from her and get angry at me. I’ll tell her, but how do I just say an old friend is missing? She might tell me to go through, but I need to stay here and help her out! Oh, it’s boring anyway….Ahghg! I can’t make up my mind! “Where has Dr.LunyJoy been?” Shinining said trying to slip it into the conversation “Oh yes, he said he would be here to help with the furniture. Where is he?” “He was captured by the changelings. I didn’t tell you because you didn’t ask and we went straight to work and…” Shining blabbered on and on until he was out of breath. “You could have just told me that,” Cadence said, soothing her husband. “Well, we just got married and I didn’t want to ruin the moment. I just want to go out and look for him, but I can’t…” Shining said, confessing his motives to Cadence. “Well a life is more important than furniture. The choice is yours Shinning, I won’t be mad at you whatever your decision is,” She said with the most sincere tone in her voice. “O.K.” Shining kissed her on the cheek and pulled the already packed suitcase out the door. “So do I move the Wardrobe here or here…” • Allaghi was watching the so called ‘Dr.LunyJoy’ He seemed that this time, he was brought into Metemorphia. Little did Dr.LunyJoy know that he was heading the wrong direction. The partner he was assigned with was already prepared to capture the colt, as it was the queen's orders. Dr.LunyJoy continued on the mountain pass. He was good at hiking through this mountain-forest, unlike most ponies. Then Dr.LunyJoy looked puzzled, it occurred to Allaghi he was realizing he was heading the wrong direction. My Co-opp tensed. Allaghi had different orders than the other scout he was with, which is why he turned around and punched the other changeling. Surprised, Allaghi was able to put my hoof over his mouth and use the dagger to stab him. He moved just enough so that the sharp knife grazed his leg. The changeling rolled over, placing Allaghi at the bottom. Dodging the knife again, the partner lept off and into the trees. Most likely he was going to inform Chrysalis of the recent news. Allaghi instead went to inform his queen, Metamorphosis. • A changeling opened the doors to Queen Chrysalis’ throne room. “My Queen!" it yelled, panting exhausted. "The blue unicorn... was captured by one of our Vehicle squads… he escaped…my scout partner served… the other tribe." He puased for seconds catching his breath, "The blue one has escaped but is deep in our territory." *Wheeze* . Queen Chrysalis stopped reading her last paper of Gaby Gums and sighed. The griffons were allowed to pass through the territory unharmed, for they were too big to even have a close resemblance and to mean to get enough love. When ponies came through, they were a delicacy, which is why they are to be taken to the queen. There has been few times when ponies escaped her grasp, but this one has done it many times already. A long time ago, when on a hunt for ancient astrology recordings, he wandered into Metaformia and found something. An ancient technology that her, Celestia, and the opposing hive have battled for. He refused to speak any of us, even Celestia. Though some have already gleaned some of it for their own advantage She was not going to let it slip through her hooves this time... • Princess Metamorphosis was sleeping when word of Dr.LunyJoy had reached her. Allaghi had done well, he has proved himself a strong spy yet again. He works well undercover, he had been living his life by taking ponies that Chrysalis had captured Once he was found out, he was kicked out of the hive, and the shock nearly killed him. Then Metamorphosis found him crawling along a road . She welcomed him into her own little hive, poor small changelings have to have a queen. Only eight in this small hive. They stealth used stealth to fight stealth, forced to starvation. It would be hard to defeat Queen Chrysalis, though we could win if we had the advanced technology. It is time to take my rightful position on the throne. Author's Note Allaghi's name is not just some random racist name. I forget what language and what word, but it means SOMEthing in a different language.Hope you guys like the revisions! Chapter 4, Alcoholic Suggestions (Revised)Something has gone wrong. We don't seem to have an archived copy of that chapter.
Chapter 1, Talking with the Enemy (Revised)Chapter 1. Talking with changelings “I am Dr.LunyJoy, a blue male unicorn with a brown mane. I was born and raised in Manehatten 31 years ago, October 4. My dad was with me till I was 9, well, you get the jist. I went to the “filly good” elementary school. Back then I went by BuckyJoy. I was the best at magic in my class and got good grades. Occasionally made fun of, but other than that I was popular." I stated with the highest dignity I could muster, fortunately my trembling hands were tied behing my back. I could not show fear. One filled out some of a paper. “Ey, it's okay to stop listenin to the questions. Just keep on exchangen' heartwarming life stories’ like the ponies do.” an obviously younger soldier barked, making fun of me. Thoughts raced through my mind like bullets, then when it was an empty void I panicked. I let my guard down, the interrogating Changeling saw my fear. "Don't be afraid, we won't hurt you. We will just suck the life out of you until you die or go insane. Either way you die” After he said that the mysterious moving vehicle continued onward in silence for several minutes. Evidently If this was what they liked, the silence. I could easily exploit that. I started with the next question the changeling asked me. “In my yongin’ days I had gotten a Christmas present from my uncle. It was a telescope and a map of the stars. I looked up at the sky through my telescope and it was wonderful. All I wanted to do was staring up at the sky. Then I felt a tingling on my flank. I looked and I saw a star and a telescope starting to form.” “Oh for chrysalis’ sake, look what you’ve done,” the captain yelled at the solider taunting me earlier, just as I had anticipated. I continued, rattling on my life story, with a serious hippie-dippy ring to it. “I then went to school with a smile on my face the next day. I went on to get great grades and ect. It was soon after that, my dad left me." I made a fake frown and looked and the changelings. It was just barely that I held back a smile. "But then my mommy worked super hard for me, and for that, I am grateful." Sighs filled the area. "Well, we were kinda poor, so when I went to go to college, we didn't have enough money! So I went off with my banjo in hand to go out on a marvelous adventure! YAY! I made ten bits, that whole year. Well, that wasn't very good so, a friend of mine invited me to join the royal guard with him!" Only one changeling raised a, uh, area above the eye. "I worked hard for two years, then I went off to college!" "Okay, enough!" yelled the captain. "Aw, you interrupted my story..." Darnit, I just it too far. “Well you’re the one in the worse position. You were the only pony taken as a prisoner for a snack.” Another changeling said laughing at me. Well good, that means they don't have anyone to take hostage. There are four changelings in the cart and two piloting this automaton. How do I get out? I should continue my plan, there is ravine with a stream in it coming up, and I’ll use that opportunity. Well I should go ahead and tell how I got here. "How did you get here?" The changeling with the paper asked, to the dismay of the others. "Soon, I was sent in one of my astronomy classes to see Celestia raise the su-" "Short version." I did another fake pout. "Shining Armour-" now I had looks, I completely dropped the hippie act. "Was my friend and mentor in the royal guard. Yeah, the dude with the incredibly strong magic. I was invited to his wedding, being one of his bestest of friends." One flinched when I emphasized the bestest, they knew they could potentially have a counter-attack knocking at their door now. "Well then you guys so rudely kidnapped me at the wedding." “Hey, not our fault we live off of ponies! Ha!” all of the changelings laughed. Then the changeling with the paper got a puzzled look on his face. “So you didn’t attack any of us?” “Well, I was going to when I was knocked out by one of the specks of magic that got shot out by Celestia and Queen Crysisalis’s magic duel. Then I guess one of you took me prisoner.” “Yep…”suddenly a different look crossed the captain's face. “You're not like the other ponies, most ponies we capture are screaming and yelling.” My mouth opened and closed. I was scared again. Then I felt my hair shorten. "You know-," I started cackling insanely "I think it's cause I haven't taken my meds!" The changeling with the paper started, "but you never told us you were insane." "That was cause you so RUDELY interrupted ME." The room fell silent, I cackled once more. "Get him!" The captain was actually smart, In that time I unbound my ropes. My forehead was wrinkled and my cutie mark, a unicorn horn firing blast of magic. My hair cut into a military style, and my face a bit chubbier. I was angry. "I punched the closest running changeling letting him fall back. I opened the doors to this fast moving machine and jumped off the automaton into the ravine stream. I have enough magic for a water breathing spell, so I cast it as I dive. I’m home free! This stream will lead bac-…opps. The stream traveled parallel to the changeling’s vehicle; I was headed into their country. Life is never that easy. • The changelings’ automaton sped up to follow the current. Rapids are ahead, if I don’t get out soon I’ll die. I was spinning around out of control. There is no way I could fet out. How wrong I was, by a stroke of luck, I spun into an eddie where I was able to get onto the cliff wall. All I had to do was – OW! I felt a claw holding onto my left rear leg, a changeling. It stayed in its true form as it flew up to crush me. I hit it in the face. It clearly was surprised by a pony fighting back for it sent the changeling out of turbulence and crashing into the river. The fierce rapids just pulled him under the water, never coming back up except for a sheet of paper to be stuck on a rock. I used my lightning spell to take out the automaton with the changelings in it. It exploded as if it were filled with dynamite. However someone changelings were already flying down the cliff. 4 down, 6 to go. One jumped down at me and the other turned into the Happy version of me, with big eyes, a big smile, and a banjo for a cutie mark. Why did it not turn into the angry personality of me? Then it hit me, the changeling must be happy. The idea of it sent a chill down my spine, anyways. I narrowly dodged the flying changeling's for I spent too much time thinking about the other changeling. I jumped again to avoid a magic ball coming from the changeling on top. Then I turned around and used shock wave to send the flying changeling out of the sky and into the river. Joining his companion, he screamed for he was unable to stabilize his wings, cut off by the sound on bone hitting rock. The happy one jumped at me using a magic ball spell and coming at me with a hoof. I had no choice but to slide down the cliff, nearly to the river. I pinned him with hoof, I shot a spell that cracked his skull. I sat for a while on a ledge. I hate killing things that have intelligent life, but I had no choice, they would have killed me then others. My pills must have worn off for me to change personality so quickly. Now to climb, it is hard and tiring in my regular form. I am thankful, not glad, that I’m not in any of the other forms or it would take forever to climb this cliff edge. I finally got to the top, when I see a cave. I climb in, exhausted I cast and that climbing. I climb into the cave and quickly fall asleep, forgetting I'm in changeling country. Author's Note Woah, revisions!
Chapter 2, Hopelssly lost (Revised)I awaken to see a black creature standing above me. I lay unresponsive, still tired and not processing a single thing. I stare blankly at the curious character, it kind of looks like a monster. A butterfly lands on the changeling's head. CHANGELING!? I had forgotten that since they were part of a hive, they knew when each other died. My transport must not have been the only moving automaton in the area. I roll to the side quickly, right as a magical ball hits where I was sleeping. There are 3 changelings and each transform into me in my angry personality. It is scary that when they mimic me, they a part of my personality. I barely stand before a changeling is running towards me, I uppercut sending him flying backwards into a wall. Two magic missiles come at me from each changeling, classic. I dive and the two collide in midair. However, one would think that like in the stories, they nothing else would happen. Instead, magic shrapnel buries itself into the upper part of my rear leg on the front side. I can barely move without injuring it due to the long scratch that also resides on the leg. The cave is blinded with light and a boom. Dizzly, I go from rolling to standing up, then I receive an punch in the snout, a changeling getting revenge. I use him as a pony shield from the incoming spell. The strike kills the changeling I used as a shield, the ruthless monsters din't even care. I fly back and hit a wall, and 2 more changeling come in. I become frustrated, fortunately this leads back to the militant. You see, it seems awfully handy, me constantly having a fluctuating personality with people who are better at fighting or chemistry than me, but it isn't. Each personality is just a piece of what I was and what I could be. Little parts of my brain that merely utilizing parts of my subconscious, and repressing MY thought like one merely snuffs out a flame. If I was who I once was I would be able to think with a free will, and utilize myself. Fortunately, these parts of me access what I had buried in my memories. Things such as where a buck in the face will deal the most damage. I get up, changing, prepared to fight. As a changeling advances, I buck him with my good leg, in the face, knocking him out. I use a tiring magic missile, killing or knocking out the last three of them. I wipe my crinkled brow with a hoof, letting myself lay down just for one minutee. I toss all the bodies of the cliff into the river and start my trek back to Equestria. Two of those automatons are coming from the path that leads into their country. I trot away. • A day ago at the royal wedding… “I've nearly completed the checklist, everyone is here,” Twilight Sparkle said, still putting things back in order. She and her friends had worked so hard the past day to reassemble the wedding, so she just needed to make sure no one who was to attend the wedding wasn't confronted with a disaster. She even had to go to various ponies' houses to make sure they still wanted to go or if they had a broken leg. Somehow, Derpy ended up on the invitation list and no one knew where she currently was. She pushed the task aside and went back to the castle to see Shining and his soon to be wife. In all this chaos, Twilight hardly had time to even be excited for her brothers big step. She actually found some of the friends and family from the list, including her brother with Cadence, helping remake the wedding room. Derpy was helping, with less clumsiness than usual, put up a banner with the help of other pegasi. Twilight safely assumed that she was going to be able to attend the ceremony. Surprisingly, some of the remaining people on the list were here, but that meant the last pony left was someone near the end call Dr. Lunyjoy. He was listed as friend of the groom and lived in Manehattan, so he had to either have left or still be around in Canterlot. Fortunately the one to know was her brother. "Oh, Twilight! Again, can't thank you and your friends enough for doing this all me and Cadence. Twi, your such a good sister..." Twilight blushed with pride, but had work to do. "Shining, speaking of which, I've tracked down everyone on the guest list except one last pony, do you know where he is?" Shining a look at the list, along with Cadence, and immediately recognized the name. "Oh, Twi, you know him. He was that pony who was learning that lightning spell a while back, you remember? I asked you for tips because he couldn't get it to hit more than one target." Twilight thought for a moment, "I think I vaguely remember. Blue coat and brown mane with the astronomy cutie mark, right?" Derpy had just proudly finished putting up the banner, and went to sit down. "Yep, that's him. Unfortunately, I don't know where he is. He was only going to be here for the day, but I haven't seen him since the fiasco." "Do you think he is alright?" Cadence sweetly asked her husband, with more a purpose to reassure her husband . "Well of course," Twilight interjected. "Why nopony had seen Derpy," she said, partially bring the mare into the conversation, "since yesterday but here she is. It would have been impossible for the changelings to drag a hostage while being hurtled through the air. He's probably somewhere in the city... or locked up in a closet in the castle." Cadence looked at her husband for his smile. "Of cour-" "Hey, but uh, Twilight?" Twilight quickly changed her attention to the quietly listening mare, who fiddled with her hooves awkwardly. "I know the stallion, and, uh, I saw him get dragged off unconscious by some changelings. I tried to wake him up, but, well... the changelings." She said with a frown settling on her face. "Oh don't worry about him. He's got a strong spirit and can fend his own in a fight, I'm sure he'll be at the wedding tomorrow." Shining said with confidence, but Twilight actually hid some displeasure so she decided she should double check he's Okay. "I'll look for him anyway. The more I think about the closet thing..." • 1 day later… Leaving on the train ride back to Ponyville, Twilight felt joyus. She fixed the wedding and everyone had a great time. However, not finding Dr. LunyJoy anywhere, put a heavy burden on her mind. Looking out the train car window she wondered if the changelings had taken a... snack. Changelings won't kill, but they can seriously damage the brain. Twilight thought of Derpy, she knew the mare well enough she might try to blame this on herself. • The next morning… She still hadn't heard from the Shining if he had been found yet. She already repacked somethings to go back to Canterlot. She had to at least inform the Royal guard of his disappearance, yet they had a lot on their hooves. Before she left she wento Derpy Hooves’ house. She knocked on the door. “Hello? Derpy? Are you there?” The door opened showing a Derpy with a worried look on her face. “Oh… Hey Derpy, where’s Ditzy?” “Oh, she went with her dad to our vacation home,” she said, face enlightening. It is clear that she had been upset because she felt as though Dr. LunyJoy missing was her fault. “Have you Found Dr. LunyJoy yet?" “Hey, Derpy. I hope you know that it isn’t your fault Dr. LunyJoy might... have gotten captured," both mares' faces fell. "I still haven’t found him, I am going back to look again though.” “It is just, even though I never knew him that well. He was a nice to me.” “You knew him?” “Yes, at a therapy center. He was nice to me... and seemed like the only person with scense.” “Oh, Derpy. I’m sorry, I didn't realize you knew him. May I ask, why a therapy center?” "I never knew. I always went to the facilities physical therapy center...." "Sorry for prying." "Oh, no, it's OK. Well let me know as soon as you find him." Derpy sighed as twilight said her goodbye's too. Derpy closed the door thinking about how someone who had been so nice. She did have many friends in Ponyville, but the horrid thought of even one having captive... hurt. • Gallop, just gallop. I Thought as I ran from the new automatons that came from another road that was on a fork. I tried to think of what to do, but it was hard to. My small body had little to no stamina and was not very fast. My legs were burning and I was already tired. I need a spell that can stop those automatons. Apparently they explode like dynamite with in contact with fire. It also has to hit all of the automatons. That’s it! The Lighting spell, I just have to concentrate. I continued running but horn began to glow. Two words crossed my mind, Epic Explosion. Then another two, Oh No. The explosions sent sound for miles around. Better start running. I began galloping as fast as he could towards the border line equestrian border. At least all the changelings probably are far away given I may have already killed most of the closest ones. I traveled in a trot to conserve my energy. It seemed like I was going through unfamiliar territory though. The ravine and river were father to the right. • 1 hour later… This is where the ravine should be. Why isn’t here yet? None of this looks familiar. I growl in frustration. t is about 5 Hours away from the equestrian border and it should be 3. I finally find the stream flowing in mt direction. MY Direction! I have been going the wrong direction the whole time! Wait... what is that rustling? I turn around and see nothing but the trees and shrubbery. It was most likely my own stomping on the ground. Author's Note The POV will not always be that of Dr.LunyJoy
Chapter 3, The Hunt for the LunaticAs Twilight trotted to the train station, she thought about whether she should go back and bring Spike with her on this adventure. The downside being they would have to carry more stuff, he might not like the long journey of walking, and he could be used as a hostage if the enemy kidnapped him. Then again, If he came he might be able to use his Dragon Fire send updates Princess Celestia. His fire was useless though, she had spells to send messages and light fires. The most important factor also being that he might get hurt by the changelings or whatever wild creatures roamed out in the wild. She was going to leave Spike here. He could help Derpy Hooves out if she was sad and take charge of the library. It was a beautiful morning to leave. Birds where chirping, Twilight remembered there was going to be a storm later today, occupying both Rainbowdash and Applejack. . She best not bother either, Rainbowdash and Applejack are going to need all the help they could get. Nearing the station, Twilight returned to her former thoughts. “Hey, Spike,” Twilight said. “What’s up, Twigh?” Spike inquired. “I’ve decided that you should stay here while I’m out to find Dr.LunyJoy. It would help a lot because you could make sure Derpy hooves is O.K., she feels guilty that the changelings dragged him away when she found him unconscious.” “Awww, I wanted to come with youuu…” Spike complained. “Oh Spike… You wouldn’t like it anyway. All I am going to be doing is walking along while looking around.” “O.K.” Spike said, defeated. “Anyways, I’m going take the Friendship Express up to Manehatten, I will get off there and take a road down south east, the changelings took” Twilight explained pointlessly to Spike because he was distracted by a butterfly… Coming back into reality, Spike noticed that Twilight had stopped talking “OK, bye Twigh!” “Bye Spike,” Twilight said with a sigh. Twilight climbed aboard the Friendship Express, finding a seat. She waved out the open window to Spike, who was distracted by a butterfly again. The train conductor bellowed, “All Aboard!” “Yes!” she heard Derpy call from down the line. Twilight knew it was Derpy because it was one of her kinks. Twilight wondered what she was doing on the train… • Shining Armor was annoyed by his needless labor, moving furniture in with Princess Cadence wasn’wasn't as easy as he thought. “Um…, move the couch right here? No. Right there. Put the Table on the left and put the lamp on it…” Cadence said to her husband, often changing her mind. They were but a third of the way through moving everything in.. He wished he was doing something else , what would he be doing? Looking for Dr.LunyJoy. Cadence has no clue about Dr.LunyJoy missing, she hardly knew him at all. She didn’t ask him about whether any pony was missing, but soon she might know that Dr.LunyJoy wasn’t here. Ooooohhhh boy, she might think I was hiding it from her and get angry at me. I’ll tell her, but how do I just say an old friend is missing? She might tell me to go through, but I need to stay here and help her out! Oh, it’s boring anyway….Ahghg! I can’t make up my mind! “Where has Dr.LunyJoy been?” Shinining said trying to slip it into the conversation “Oh yes, he said he would be here to help with the furniture. Where is he?” “He was captured by the changelings. I didn’t tell you because you didn’t ask and we went straight to work and…” Shining blabbered on and on until he was out of breath. “You could have just told me that,” Cadence said, soothing her husband. “Well, we just got married and I didn’t want to ruin the moment. I just want to go out and look for him, but I can’t…” Shining said, confessing his motives to Cadence. “Well a life is more important than furniture. The choice is yours Shinning, I won’t be mad at you whatever your decision is,” She said with the most sincere tone in her voice. “O.K.” Shining kissed her on the cheek and pulled the already packed suitcase out the door. “So do I move the Wardrobe here or here…” • Allaghi was watching the so called ‘Dr.LunyJoy’ He seemed that this time, he was brought into Metemorphia. Little did Dr.LunyJoy know that he was heading the wrong direction. The partner he was assigned with was already prepared to capture the colt, as it was the queen's orders. Dr.LunyJoy continued on the mountain pass. He was good at hiking through this mountain-forest, unlike most ponies. Then Dr.LunyJoy looked puzzled, it occurred to Allaghi he was realizing he was heading the wrong direction. My Co-opp tensed. Allaghi had different orders than the other scout he was with, which is why he turned around and punched the other changeling. Surprised, Allaghi was able to put my hoof over his mouth and use the dagger to stab him. He moved just enough so that the sharp knife grazed his leg. The changeling rolled over, placing Allaghi at the bottom. Dodging the knife again, the partner lept off and into the trees. Most likely he was going to inform Chrysalis of the recent news. Allaghi instead went to inform his queen, Metamorphosis. • A changeling opened the doors to Queen Chrysalis’ throne room. “My Queen!" it yelled, panting exhausted. "The blue unicorn... was captured by one of our Vehicle squads… he escaped…my scout partner served… the other tribe." He puased for seconds catching his breath, "The blue one has escaped but is deep in our territory." *Wheeze* . Queen Chrysalis stopped reading her last paper of Gaby Gums and sighed. The griffons were allowed to pass through the territory unharmed, for they were too big to even have a close resemblance and to mean to get enough love. When ponies came through, they were a delicacy, which is why they are to be taken to the queen. There has been few times when ponies escaped her grasp, but this one has done it many times already. A long time ago, when on a hunt for ancient astrology recordings, he wandered into Metaformia and found something. An ancient technology that her, Celestia, and the opposing hive have battled for. He refused to speak any of us, even Celestia. Though some have already gleaned some of it for their own advantage She was not going to let it slip through her hooves this time... • Princess Metamorphosis was sleeping when word of Dr.LunyJoy had reached her. Allaghi had done well, he has proved himself a strong spy yet again. He works well undercover, he had been living his life by taking ponies that Chrysalis had captured Once he was found out, he was kicked out of the hive, and the shock nearly killed him. Then Metamorphosis found him crawling along a road . She welcomed him into her own little hive, poor small changelings have to have a queen. Only eight in this small hive. They stealth used stealth to fight stealth, forced to starvation. It would be hard to defeat Queen Chrysalis, though we could win if we had the advanced technology. It is time to take my rightful position on the throne. Author's Note Allaghi's name is not just some random racist name. I forget what language and what word, but it means SOMEthing in a different language.Hope you guys like the revisions!
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