Up in Flames

One Week later …

?s POV

I was walking past Canterlot Medical when a scream tore through the air. I looked up to see who screamed and I saw heaps and heaps of Changelings. ‘Oh no. I’d better tell Twilight what’s happening out here.’ I rushed into Canterlot Medical to tell Twilight but she wasn’t there. I saw Jamie there instead. That peach pony I saw the other day was there still.

“Jamie?”

“Yeah, mate, what is it?”

“Have you seen Twilight around?”

“No. Why?”

“The Changelings are here.”

“You’d better tell Twilight then!” I then proceeded to power up my horn and called the stars down to help speed me on my way. I then ran as fast as I could to Ponyville. I got there in 9 seconds flat. I then sought Twilight in her library. To my horror I saw her wrapped up in a cocoon in her bed. She was barely breathing.

In Canterlot Medical …

Golden Flames POV

In my dream I saw a peachish-looking Pegasus pony and a stream of silver flames hit her. In my mind’s eye I saw her swimming with her wings in big, fast strokes. She suddenly got pulled under and for a while it seemed like she had drowned but as she came up something else came up with her. A pony saw what was happening and I assumed she screamed for help. Medical-looking ponies magicked her up onto a stretcher and took her to Canterlot Medical. She got put in a bed that was next to mine. I saw her get stabilized and I cut the flow of magic.

Jamie’s POV

I heard Golden Flames murmur and I hoped that she would wake up this time. But it was not to be. I gasped as I saw a silver stream of flames come out of her horn and land on the pony in the bed next to hers. She didn’t wake up.

In Twilight’s library …

?s POV

I managed to cut her free of the cocoon she was in when I saw another Twilight walk in, probably to check on her captive.

“Who are you?” The imposter asked. Her voice eerily sounded like Twilight’s.

“What’s it to you?”

“I want to know your name.”

“My name is … Bobby Wilikins” I made up a funny sounding name on the spot. Hoping she wouldn’t see through the deception.

“Huh. That’s a dumb name. Why are you here?”

“To warn Twilight about the Changelings but I appear to be too late.”

A few days earlier …

Back in the swamp …

Queen Chrysalis POV

I finally made a few more Changelings to replace the ones that I lost. Now to enact my plan of taking Twilight’s place and steal the Elements of Harmony.

Back to the present day …

Twilight’s library …

Queen Chrysalis POV

‘This pony seems interesting.’

“Why are you called Bobby Wilikins?”

“I’m called that because I .. oh forget it!” With that ‘Bobby’ shot a charge of magic at me. It hurt but luckily it didn’t shake off Twilight’s image from me. He kept shooting and I was slowly weakening under his attack. When he saw that his spells weren’t working he charged at me. I was so shocked that my form blinked in and out. I think he was surprised to see his cousin vanish. When I looked at him this time though he looked at me differently, was that? No it couldn’t be. I was too shocked to do anything so I just teleported back to my swamp to mull things over.

‘Bobby Wilikins’ POV

‘Phew! Lucky that she didn’t discover my real name.’ I looked back over at Twilight and saw her breathing become steadier. I checked in the basement to see if anything was in there that could help when I say a pony there. She was wide awake and was staring at me fearfully.

“No … You can’t be. You just can’t be.” And with that she ran out of the room. Fearful that she would find out my secret I hurriedly kept looking for anything that might help.

In Canterlot Medical …

Jamie’s POV

When I woke up from the nap that I had, to my delight, I saw Golden Flames finally wake up.

Golden Flames POV

I woke up to see Jamie grinning over at me like an idiot.

“Hey Jamie.”

“G’day sheila.”

“Jamie, stop it with all this ‘sheila’ business. Just call me Golden. Everyone does.” After I said that I got up and hugged him. After our embrace I saw that peach pony in my dreams.

“Who is she?”

“That sheila’s name is Sun Splash. I was here when she got carted in.” ‘Huh. I didn’t see him in Sun Splash’s memory’

“Where’s Twilight?”

“At Ponyville Library-“ Before he could utter another word I leaned over and kissed him. After that I flamed us to Ponyville Library. ‘Hopefully I won’t black-‘ I blacked out again.