The sunlight was barley visible through the trees, as a group of changelings trotted don a old path, touting Fluttershy along a rope. Behind, were multiple small carriages being touted by changelings as well. Fillydelphia was visible in the near distance, but was soon covered up by more trees. The animals seamed to be either scared, while very few birds were around. Unlike most forest, this one didn't feel all that natural.

"Um..." said Fluttershy quietly.

"Yes?" replied the Changeling pulling here rope, "You don't need to pee, do you?"

Fluttershy just kept looking down, nearly being dragged by the rope, as she asked "Were does t-this path lead, it does-sn't feel nice here..."

The changelings looked at each other unsurely, as suddenly Omnitreza came up from behind.

"I have a fortress here... Well, it used to be. Now it is underground."

Fluttershy shivered at the though of being pushed underground, and Omnitreza giggled rather creepily as he trotted toward the front. All the while, the changelings seam to have gotten a little more grim about things, perhaps it was the feeling the area was giving off.

Suddenly, the whole ground stopped, as the path ended infront of a bunch of tightly packed trees. The changelings sat still, some looking at each other with a hint of disapproval. Omnitreza trotted up to the trees, and pulled back part of the bark, revealing a typewriter. Immediately, he typed something in, and the whole group of tightly packed trees opened apart, revealing a stone stairway into darkness.

With a look back at the nervous group of changelings, Omnitreza said "Well, it's time for some trials again. And no, you can't stay out here."

With the flip of a switch, what sounded like a motor of sorts was heard, and multiple lights on the way down light up slowly.

"I think it's high time we checked on Dai Lee and his little buddy anyway." Said Omnitreza, and with a smirk, he lead down the stairs.

Everything felt cold, and the posture of the changelings right round her didn't help Fluttershy to feel better. She didn't even need to ask to tell something disturbing was likely coming.

The group then came out into a hallway. It had old green tiles on the roof, floor, and walls, while going a long way forward with many barred doors. At the end laid what looked to be a very secure door, made of iron and clamped shut all the way around. On it was a triangle with an eye on it, of which Fluttershy couldn't recognize. But she had little time to think before she was being drug forward by Omnitreza.

"Uhm, what is t-that?" asked fluttershy as the two approuched the door on the end.

Omnitreza smirked, as he put in a key, and pulled multiple bars over, "It's my secret weapon."

Suddenly, he opened the door, to a large stone room. the was a barred cage to the right side, but to the left was a pony, or what looked like a pony. It sat in a chair, muttering all sorts of stuff, as it's eyes, which looked fogged as if it were blind twitched. On it's head was a metal contraption with multiple crystals on it, covering what looked to be a white mane, while it's body was grey.

"Dai lee, I want you to meet someone." said Omnitreza.

Suddenly, the pony's head snapped toward Fluttershy, it's eyes kept looking in one spot at if it were blind, but it's head turned as it he were studying here. Readily, it stood up, and stared walking toward her, prompting her to back up into the wall with a gulp.

The grey pony smirked, while still twitching, and said "FLutTTTerSshy, So how was the CRYSSSStaLL Empire?! Wait, I already know, you watched King SSSSommmbrA explode."

His voice was slightly raspy, with some words sounding in all tones. Dai Lee the came closer to fluttershy, and sniffed her hair.

"I'm sorry, I don't get smells often. But I do get vISSSuals and SSSSSouNd." He spoke, before seaming to beging loosing himself in a muttering incantation.

Fluttershy backed toward Omnitreza shivering, as Omnitreza said "He is hooked up to Equestria, sees almost everything. He was mostly my creation, but I had help from another... The owner of this ones body."

Fluttershy looked at Omnitreza in surpirse, "H-h-he's, u-undead?"

"Kind of, the professor that owned this body, received massive head trama, and was left in a vegetated state. I used his body to put our special Providence Mind, I like to call it, into action. With this one now, I can have him trigger even control of ponies minds... but it is fatal to the brain of whomever we take over, so I don't use it much."

Fluttershy stared at the muttering mess of a pony in quiet horror, and bravely asked "What are you going to u-use him for?"

Omnitreza look at Dai Lee, "IT, will help me take over if my plan A doesn't work."

Fluttershy and Omnitreza sat there in silence for a few moments, before Fluttershy gulped and asked, "May we please go?"

"Of course, I have one more i'd like you to meet." replied Omnitreza, as he lead her out the door.

That last sentence sank Fluttershy's heart even further, she didn't want to see what other horrible things could be here. Though, soon they were lead down a different hallway, and into a different room. Here, was a large barred prison cel, with a changeling sitting to the oposite side of it.

Then, in the cell, Fluttershy saw movement. A tan, red maned pony popped it's head through the bars, eyes looking to Omnitreza in obvious hunger. Then it saw Fluttershy, and gasped, revealing sharp canines.

"No! I told you before, I won't do it!!!" yelled the earth pony, as it backed from the bars in horror.

"This isn't food," said Omnitreza, "She's like you, for company."

The pony shivered, and it's stomach growled. However, Fluttershy saw there were multiple bowls of salad in the corner. The Pony then began to cry loudly, and in slight pain.

"Please, what more can you test on me, just let me die... Uggg."

The pony felt it's stomach as it growled again, "You've already screwed me up, ugg... please."

Fluttershy began to feel tear comming from here eyes, as she said "No, you'll be alright, we can get out of here!"

"Bold thing to say considering the circumstances Fluttershy." Said Omnitreza, as he opened the cell door, "Now I will keep you here temporarily while I go worked on something."

Fluttershy trotted into the cell slowly, and the doors slammed shut and locked. Omnitreza and the changeling then promtly left.

"Oh god... It hurts worse now..." Muttered the pony.

Fluttershy turned to her and started trotting.

"No! Get back, you'll make it... Worse! Gah!" Said the pony.

"Please, what's wrong? I can help!" Said Fluttershy, as she watched the pony hold her stomach tighter.

"No... He, he was testing on me... I didn't even know until it was too late... That food, it caused this!" Said the pony in tears.

Fluttershy truned her head, "What food?"

The pony attempt to stand up, but only made it a few inches to the corner next to the bars, "He, he put meat, animal meat, squirrel meat, all kinds of it, in this soup. I didn't mean it! HE DID IT! GAAHHHHH!"

Fluttershy couldn't help herself, and ran up to help the pony. She felt hot all the way around, and Fluttershy noticed mangled fur, grown out in a different color on her back.

"I told you, please, stay back!"

"No, I can help you!" Said Fluttershy, "Please tell me what is wrong!"

The pony felt her head, and replied "I think, I am changing... Permanently... I was a Lycan, but that diet... I can't eat lettuce anymore, it's just hurts! And the hungrier I get, the more I feel like my mind is slipping, my fur is mangling..."

"Then we need to find a way out get you a doctor!" Said Fluttershy desperately.

"Your too much of an optimist, all I can do is wait and see what happens... that why he stopped giving me meat, too see what happens... ugg..."

The Pony and Fluttershy sat quiet for a few moments, as Fluttershy sat next to her.

"My name is... Deb... I think. What's yours?" Said the pony.

"Fluttershy." replied Fluttershy.

Deb giggled a bit, seaming to be ignoring her pain, "Nice too meet you, but, I would have preferred to hav met you by better circumstances."

Deb giggled, and Fluttershy giggled in return, trying to make the best out of some good feeling.

Author's Note

First off, I am sorry for this being utterly late:
We're deeply sorry.
Second, I hope you enjoyed this slightly.