Changling My Life

Cygnus: What the hell?

Note: This chapter is told from Cygnus' view point

I hear a gasp and the clink of medal then it scrapping on the floor. I look down and step on the hilt of a dagger. Turning my head in the direction from which it came. There Tex said something i couldn't hear then he shouted in an octave close to the Canterlot royal voice. "... WHO TRIES TO MURDER!" That pegasus attempted assassination on Blueblood!

As I made my way over almost in full sprint it started. They began to fight hoof to hoof. With the shield still on Tex's back gives him a major advantage. If that pegasus tries to hit Tex he'll shatter his hoof at the least even if it is under a illusion spell.

I slid to a halt next to Blueblood and pull him away from Tex and the unnamed pegasus. I look around for a trusted member of high class as quickly as I could. I spotted FancyPants about to leave with a white pony, I swear I've seen in the news paper before. "Blueblood go with FancyPants. Follow him until you get at least two blocks from here. Understand?" Blueblood's eyes where stricken with terror as he rushed to follow FancyPants. After seeing Blueblood exit I hear a loud shattering of glass and the clanking of silverware hitting the floor. Turning my head to the sound I see a tipped over table, punch and silverware littered the floor. Tex is beating the day-lights out of the assassin. A straight punch followed by a right hook sent the assailant flying into the wall. A few moments pass and the pegasus rises and spits out a tooth. Tex making his move leaps forward, spun a 180 aiming is back at the pegasus.

The pegasus taking initiative jumped out of the way to the right as Tex slammed into the wall. A giant indentation was made in the shape of his shield. The pegasus' eyes widened as Tex dislodged himself from the wall and looked at him with an icy glare that could paralyze a cockatrice and scare off a dragon. The pegasus nearly frozen hesitated to move.

"Kneel." Tex said in a commanding voice that dropped the pegasus to his stomach his front legs knelt. I don't understand but, I, myself feel compelled to do the same. I shake my head and resist the feeling. Tex moved in front of the pegasus. "Speak your name."

The pegasus clearly is struggling against his body and mind. Could it be that Tex's magic, instead of going through his horn managed to go through his hooves when he made contact? Is that how he's making him kneel? "My... name is.. Bottle... Rocket." He said starting to grind his teeth so hard i can see his mouth starting to bleed.

"Who do you work for? Or what are your reasons for trying to assassinate Blueblood?" BottleRocket continued to struggle violently but stayed still as far as I myself could tell. Tex moved over to him and right hooked him across the face and yet he didn't budge only his face moved the the right. I know I should intervene but I'm unsure how Tex will react.

"I can't say who sent me... She'd kill me."

"She? So it's a mare..." Tex nails BottleRocket again only this time where his right wing connects to his back.

-CRACK-

"AAAAAAHHHH!" BottleRocket screamed in pain as his wing fell limp. "Please, no more... I'll talk..." Tex's face is cold and unforgiving as he goes to the other side of BottleRocket and prepares to strike the other wing.

"Start talking then." Tex placed his hoof on the join and started to push.

-POP POP-

A painful whine escaped BottleRocket as his wing made sounds it wasn't supposed to. "I don't know her name, she just gave me a picture and a bag full of bits telling me to kill him!" He was panicking and sounded frantic. "She said once I was done she would give me the other bag of bits she was carrying!" He whines in more pain as his explanation finishes. "Please, h-have mercy... spare me any more pain." Tex released his hold on Bottle's wing and suddenly Bottle dropped to the floor unconscious.

"Get out..." Tex's head cocked to the side and his chin is pushed towards his chest. "...Of my head..." Tex starts shaking and growling as he falls backwards onto his hindquarters grabbing his head. "YOU WILL NOT CONTROL ME, YOU WRETCHED BITCH!" He head shakes violently a few times like he is at war in his own mind now.

I shake my head and hustle to BottleRocket's side picking him up onto my back. I normally wouldn't move a critically injured pony like this, but I can't leave him here with Tex going nuts. I'm afraid of what is happening to him, could it be that due to him depriving himself of emotional energy that changelings need to survive is the cause? I cannot say, for I have little knowledge of changelings as it is.

"I'M NOT YOUR PAWN!" A flash of green light blinds me momentarily. When I look again, no longer blinded, Tex's illusion spell had been broken and his armor glowed and eerie purplish color. While his shield glowed another color, Turquoise. The turquoise color started to spread form the shield to the armor slowly ridding the eerie purple color from his armor.

As the turquoise spreads Tex slowly calms down and falls to the kneeling position that Bottle was in moments ago breathing heavily and tiredly. "Tex are you okay?" I ask as the glowing stops and he seems himself again. I cannot say he is fully himself but whatever that purple glow was, it was poisoning his mind.

"Y-yes... Cygnus... I-I'm fine... W-where is Blueblood? He safe?" He was struggling to remain conscious his voice staggering is a clear sign of fatigue even to the average pony.

"As far as I know he is, I told him to get away from here and to follow a fellow recognizable noble." I said this as Tex forced himself to stand. After staggering a bit getting his balance he made his way to the door. I followed just behind him lugging Bottle across my back thinking. Just what the hell was that purple glow and what did it do to Tex? I can't say why it happened but I'll be keeping a closer eye on him now.