Chapter 2
Glowstick and I made it to the Everfree forest surprisingly without anymore Changelings attacks. Glowstick was still walking away from me. I think he's trying to avoid me since my crazy fight show back in Ponyville.
" I hope your still able to fight like back there." He said nervously.
"Huh? What do you mean?" I asked. " the Everfree. Is full of tons of natural horrors. And now that Lord Tirek controls it there ought to be loads of things well have to fight." He explained. Huh "things" I thought. Tons of "things". As we reached the forest, Glowstick put out his hoof in front of me.
"Hey" I said "shhhh" he replied. I noticed his face was serious and looked in front of us. And that's when I saw it. A whole Regiment of Changelings led by a larger Changeling. As they neared us, my vision started to focus on the lead Changeling. And I noticed it wasn't a Changeling. It was a alicorn with black skin and a large blue flowing mane. I noticed her Cutie mark was a crescent moon surrounded by a blue aura. And that's when it hit me. It was a Battalion of Changelings led by the one. The only. Nightmare moon! We had to act fast, I grabbed Glowsticks arm and pulled him behind the nearest tree. As the battalion of hell approached us, I noticed they had 2 ponies hostage. No 1 pony, the other was a white striped zebra with 2 gold rings around her neck. The other was a brown earth pony with a hourglass as his Cutie mark. By the time I noticed his cutie mark they we practically walking past us. I motioned Glowstick to stay back and leaned up against the tree. And then there was a noise that sounded like somepony was pounding on a door. I peeked out and noticed a Changeling on the ground and the hourglass pony running down the path towards the junkyard of wood known as Ponyville.
"Doctor no!" The zebra yelled, as a Changeling shot a bolt of green magic at the hourglass pony. Striking his foreleg and causing him to crash to the ground. Two Changelings walked up to the grounded pony and held him on his knees. Nightmare Moon slowly walked up to him until halting 3 feet away.
" you won't get awa-" the pony's sentence was cut short by a blue magic bolt to the chest. He was flung back by Nightmares shot, and was completely lifeless. The Changelings casually left his body and joined the rest in formation.
"As you have missed, you will not get away with this." The zebra said with anger in her face.
"Ha! You keep saying that and turn up like you 'doctor' over there" Nightmare said.
"Continue March!" Nightmare yelled as all the emotionless Changelings continued walking forward with synced footsteps. As they walked near the dead pony, they all gave him a kick in the chest. Me and Glowstick waited a few minutes until the Regiment was far enough away before leaving our cover. As we left Glowstick galloped over to the 'doctors' body.
"hes dead..." Glowstick said emotionless. Glowstick fell to his knees and I swear I could see a dark cloud form over his head. I saw anger grow in his face as his breathing picked up. I stood there staring at the doctors body. I was surprised when Glowstick started screaming and running at the Battalion. I ran after him until I caught up and tackled him.
"Hey! Hey! Calm down! We're not ready!" I exclaimed as I was wrestling him on the ground. I would want to run at them with him, but we weren't ready. We didn't have any weapons or allies. We'd be slaughtered. I Waited till Glowstick calmed down before releasing him. We both stood up facing each other. Glowstick still staring dead at the ground.
" I won't let her get away with this" he said, with a little less anger in his voice. You could tell he was gritting his teeth.
" of course. We will face her. We're just not ready. We need allies. Weapons." I answered. He slowly walked by me into the forest still staring at the ground. I stand my ground still staring at the destroyed Ponyville. " will we be able to recover?" I thought doubtfully. I shook my head" yes yea of course we will. were strong. We can beat them. " I turned around and continued to follow Glowstick into the forest.
"H-hello?" I hear a voice behind us and spin around. Horn lit. To see who it was. There was a black Pegasus, with black and yellow messy hair. "Whoa whoa calm down." He said backing off.
"What do u want?!" Exclaimed Glowstick. He surprised me. He went from his cowardly happy mood, to dangerous and a endless anger.
"I-I'm just passing by." He said scared "wait. Are you guys going to the old royal castle?"