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New Guards!
Flitter - Female bat pony, black coat short blue bob mane and tail, light blue eyes. (Shadow Blades twin cousin, cousins that are around the same age)
Sailor - Male pegasus, teal coat and purple wind swept mane and tail, Brown eyes. (Little Dot's best friend)
Comet and Flare - Male earth ponies, pale yellow coats and buzzed gold manes and tails, bright green eyes. (Lucky Stars twin younger brothers)
Blood Splatter - Male unicorn, white coat and messy red mane and tail. (No relation to anyone)
Forest Mist - Female pegasus, light green coat dark green eyes, long multi-green mane and tail. (Emerald Waters little sister/arch enemy)
Warning: Things are going to get dark and sad because of a character death and if that is triggering to you I am very sorry, I'm so sorry.
Twilight and Flash sat in the library looking at applications for guards Twilight had organized them in order of qualification and now they were looking at personality and who would work well together, "I can't believe how many girls there are."
"They're all new and we have to keep that in mind," Flash rested his head on the table.
"Well we can't just have one girl, there has to be at least two," Twilight spoke aloud to herself.
"Then we should have some really experienced ponies to balance it out," Flash added.
"What would be so bad about female guards?" Twilight wrote some names on a piece of paper and stacked up all the applications.
"Mares were only allowed to become guards last year they haven't developed alot of skills that are needed to protect you," Flash answered.
"I'm safe now, I have you," Twilight gently put her hoof on the side of Flash's neck.
Suddenly there was a knock at the door and Spike poked his head in, "Are you ready to see the Changelings?"
Flash and Spike
Were you eaves dropping?
Eeeyup.
I knew it.
"Yes, are the others here?" asked Twilight as she gave the pile of papers to Spike.
"Yeah, what am I doing with these?" Spike started walking with them to the throne room.
"Send them to Celestia if you please," Twilight answered.
"Can I look at them?" asked Spike.
"Sure."
"This guy is scary," Spike shuffled through the papers as Flash and Twilight walked ahead of him, "But not as scary as this guy!"
In the throne room the rest of the mane six sat in their seats, the other guards, Flim, Flam, Big Mac, Cheese Sandwich, and Soarin, stood around awkwardly, and the CMC crowded onto Twilight's throne as she and Flash entered, "Girls, you are not the element of magic."
"I'm the element of magic!" Sweetie Bell yelled before turning into a changeling.
Sweetie Bell
I love doing that.
"Okay, so when we get to the palace we are going to break the changelings into groups; adults and children then male and female, the CMC and Pinkie Pie are with the fillies, the rest of you girls and Flash with the mares, Little Dot, Emerald Waters, Flim, Cheese Sandwich and I with colts, which leaves Lucky Star, Shadow Blade, Flam, Big Mac, and Soarin with stallions," Spike announced.
"When did you plan that?" asked Twilight.
"I was up all night thinking about it," Spike answered.
"Then I trust you," Twilight announced.
Celestia was looking through the papers she got back from Twilight when Discord walked in, "What are you doing?"
"Twilight sent back the list of her new guards," Celestia answered.
"That's exciting, I can't wait to mess with them," Discord walked to the couch and sat upside down on it.
"If you're bored you could take these to the Crystal Empire," Celestia put the papers in a folder on the end of her desk.
Luna
I don't know how my sister always has something to do and doesn't get stressed, I have two events in a week and then I take a month to recover. I just don't get it.
"I'm not that bored," Discord stared at the ceiling for a minute before jumping up, "I haven't met Baby Skyla!"
"Well then you should go see her," Celestia laughed as Discord grabbed the folder and poofed away.
As the group approached the castle they were greeted by a yellow force field and patrolling guards that lead them to the throne room where Chrysalis sat, "Well hello Princess, come to reform me?"
"Actually I came to dethrone you," Twilight answered, "You can choose to be reformed but our main concern is the other changelings and giving them a chance to become contributing members of society."
"And why would my loyal subjects want to do that?" Chrysalis approached the edge of the platform to tower over Twilight.
"Well maybe," Twilight walked up to stand on the same level as Chrysalis, "They would want a new leader," Twilight went and sat on Chrysalis's throne, "Somepony that won't send children into battle and knows how provide their followers with food."
Flam
Burn!
"Do what you want, I really don't care," Chrysalis rolled her eyes and walked away.
"Did I just overthrow a tyrant of an entire race?" asked Twilight.
"If not you scared the crap out of me," Soarin responded.
Twilight smiled, "Perfect."
A young changeling walked up to Sweetie Bell and changed to look like her, Sweetie Bell turned into a changeling, and the real changeling squeaked and ran away as Pinkie Pie and the other CMC laughed with a few changelings.
All the female changelings sat in a circle with the rest of the mane six and Flash whom sat between Twilight and Rarity awkwardly.
"Ponies have done nothing but torment us, why would we want to be around them?"
"You locked us in an old castle all night!"
"Not to mention Princess Celestia herself attacked us!"
"And we were thrown out of Canterlot!"
Flash
I honestly can't tell the changelings apart. Is only one talking? Are they all female? I don't know...*sigh* I wasn't trained for this.
"Canterlot, that's it!" Rainbow Dash jumped up, "You attacked Canterlot-"
"We know!"
"The point is alot of ponies in Canterlot are rude and snooty but the ponies in Ponyville are nice and accepting," Rainbow explained.
Fluttershy tapped on Applejack's shoulder and whispered something for her to say, "Maybe we could invite some folks here ta meet ya'll?"
"How do we know you won't just bring in nice people?"
"Or tell them to act nice?"
"We could get Cranky and Matilda?" Rarity suggested.
"That's actually a really good idea!" Twilight smiled.
"I was joking, but whatever" Rarity mumbled to a changeling next to her.
"Can you all just sit down?" yelled Emerald Waters as all the colts ran around the room screaming, "Cheese Sandwich, will you please set a good example!"
Cheese stopped playing his accordion and jumping up and down, "Sorry."
Emerald Waters
I need reinforcement.
"Stay away from me!" Little Dot yelled as he ran from the changelings with Spike on his back.
Flim had built a fort too high for the changelings to jump into, one of the changelings flew over the wall and landed next to Flim, "Oh now you fly!"
Big Mac and Soarin where trying to break up a fight, Lucky Star tried to pull Flam out of the middle, and Shadow Blade sat in the corner watching, "Not like this is stupid or anything."
"We're bonding!" Flam yelled back.
"Looks more like breaking," Shadow Blade rolled his eyes.
"Hey, that was kinda funny."
"That guy is cool."
"We like him."
The changelings stopped their fight and crowded around Shadow Blade, "Of course you like me, compared to these guys I'm a genius." The changelings laughed while the other guys looked offended.
That evening Flim, Flam, Applejack, and Applebloom walked with Big Mac, Fluttershy, and Scootaloo to their cottage before continuing to the farm. Applebloom ran ahead and around a corner in the road only to be called back by Applejack, "Applebloom, stay where I can see you when it's dark!"
"Yer just too old ta keep up!" Applebloom yelled as she walked back into view.
Applejack and Flim
Ah don't know where she got that sass from.
Are you kidding? She got it from you!
Oh, yer full of it.
Flam laughed then stopped when Applejack glared at him, "That's not funny."
"Then why did you laugh?" Applejack questioned not noticing Applebloom running ahead again.
"Applebloom," Flim warned making Flam jump.
"Holy cow you sounded just like dad," Flim looked at his brother in confusion, "My baby brother is ready to be a father!"
"Applejack, is Flam losing it?" asked Applebloom as she turned the corner to see Flam hugging Flim.
"I think he lost it a good while ago, sugar cube," Applejack answered.
"Wait so, they got in a fight and Shadow Blade broke it up by making jokes about you guys?" asked Rainbow Dash as she and Soarin flew to her home.
"Pretty much," Soarin shrugged.
"Nothing crazy happened in our room, they said some things about having a party but that was really all," Rainbow landed on her door step, "I'll see you tomorrow."
"Okay, love," Soarin smirked landing next to her.
"That's Flim and Applejack's creepy thing," Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes.
Flim and Applejack
Do you think it's creepy?
Not at all.
Good, that's all that matters.
"Fine, I'll stick to Dashie," Soarin sighed.
"That's not fair, I can't mess with your name," Rainbow Dash complained.
"Not my problem," Soarin kissed Rainbow on the cheek and quickly flew away.
Applejack opened the door to Granny Smith's room, took a few steps in, gasped and slowly left the room. Flim walked down the hall to see Applejack close the door to Granny Smith's room, covered her mouth with her hoof, and back against the wall across from the door, "Are you okay, love?"
Flam walked down the hall to see Applejack sink to sit on the floor, Flim sat down next to her, when Flim noticed Flam he pointed to Granny Smith's door. Applebloom walked into the hall and noticed the ponies standing around Granny Smith's door, "What are ya'll doin?"
"You know who we haven't seen for a while?" asked Flam turning to block Applebloom's view, "Your brother's family."
"We saw them like 15 minutes ago," Applebloom corrected confused.
"Let's go visit them anyway," Flam herded Applebloom down the stairs and out the door.
Flam knocked on the door to the cottage and Big Mac answered, "We have a situation at the farm, something happened and I don't know what to do, it's really bad, and you and Fluttershy would probably take care of it better than me."
Big Mac could tell Flam was trying to be calm but something freak out worthy had happened, "Okay, will you watch Scootaloo?"
"Of course," Flam entered the living room to see Fluttershy walking towards him, "I think Applejack needs you."
"But are you alright?" asked Fluttershy.
"I'm fine," Fluttershy and Big Mac left as Flam stared at the wall, tears were about to fall when.
"Do you wanna color with us?" Flam turned around and smiled.
"Of course Scootaloo."
Twilight was awaken by her cutie mark paging her and went to check the map, Flash was right behind her, "What is it?" Only Twilight, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, and Pinkie's cutie marks were there.
"Sweet Apple Acers, let's go!" Twilight and Flash flew out of the castle and came across Rainbow Dash, "Something happened at Sweet Apple Acres we need Rarity and Pinkie Pie."
"I'll get Rarity," Rainbow flew off as Flash and Twilight went to get Pinkie.
Fluttershy and Applejack were in the kitchen while Big Mac and Flim moved Granny Smith to the hospital for an autopsy. Rainbow Dash and Rarity burst through the door, "Darling, is everything okay?"
Fluttershy whispered in Rarity and Rainbow's ears and they both hugged Applejack making her cry more. Twilight, Pinkie Pie, and Flash came it, Pinkie's hair deflated, "She's gone isn't she?"
"Yeah, Granny Smith is gone," Applejack whispered.
"Where's Applebloom?" asked Twilight.
"At my cottage with Scootaloo and Flam," Fluttershy answered.
"Would you like me to tell her?" asked Twilight.
"If you could," Applejack choked out.
Flam, Applebloom, and Scootaloo sat on the floor coloring when they heard a knock at the door, Flam got up to let Twilight and Flash in, "Hey, what are you guys doing here?"
"Applejack wanted me to talk to Applebloom," Twilight explained.
"Okay," everypony stood awkwardly.
"May we come in?" asked Flash.
"Oh yeah," Flam moved out of the way, "Of course."
Twilight smiled at Flam as she passed him and sat next to Applebloom, "That's a pretty picture, would you like to tell me about it?"
"Well I drew Fluttershy, Big Mac, Discord, Scootaloo, Applejack, Flim, Flam, and me, in front of the barn like the pictures we take during family reunions," Applebloom pointed to each pony as she named them.
"That's a big family," Twilight commented.
"Yeah, it got a bit smaller this mornin," Applebloom shrugged.
Twilight and Flash exchanged a look, Flash sat on Applebloom's other side, "W-what do you mean by that?"
"Oh, you guys don't know," Applebloom gasped and covered her mouth with her hoof, "Granny Smith passed away while we visited the changelings."
"No, we know that, but how do you?" asked Twilight.
"Before we left Granny Smith called me into her room and told me she was going to die," Applebloom explained.
"Applebloom, why didn't you tell anyone?" asked Flash, "Granny Smith could still be alive."
"She's been here a long time, it's time for ma sister ta be the matriarch of the family," Applebloom smiled.
Back at the farm Flim and Big Mac had returned after the other mares had gone home, Applejack was laying on the couch with her head in Fluttershy's lap as she calmly stroked her friend's mane. Fluttershy slowly got up and gently placed a pillow under her friends head, "You should get some sleep too, Flim."
"I will, thank you," Flim whispered as Big Mac and Fluttershy left.
Flam and Applebloom came in the front door to see Applejack asleep on the couch and Flim asleep on the floor beside her, Flam threw blankets over the both of them before going upstairs to bed.
Early the next morning a sleepy Sweetie Bell stumbled into her sisters room and climbed onto the bed, "Rarity, why aren't you up yet?"
"Because I had to visit the Apple family late last night," Rarity sat up and took of her sleeping mask.
"Why?" Sweetie Bell questioned.
Rarity sat for a minute studying Sweetie Bell's wondering face, "Do you know where Applebloom's parents are?"
"In a better place," Sweetie Bell answered.
Sweetie Bell
It's sad when people die but I guess Applebloom's parents need Granny Smith more than the Apples here do.
"Right, and that's where Granny Smith is now too," Rarity explained.
"Oh, okay," Sweetie Bell hopped down off the bed with a solemn expression.
Applebloom walked into the kitchen where Flim was making breakfast, "Good morning Applebloom, do you want some scrambled eggs?"
"Sure," Applebloom mumbled as she sat at the table.
"Applejack said if you don't want to go to school today you don't have to but it's up to you," Flim set a plate in front of Applebloom.
"I'll go to school," Applebloom decided.
"If you're sure, just know if you want to come home at any time you can," Flim assured.
"Okay," Applebloom nodded as she ate her food.
Applejack walked into the kitchen and hugged her sister, "How are you, sugar cube?"
"I'm good," Applebloom leaned her head against her sister's head, "You're the matriarch of the family."
Applejack
I always knew I was going to be the matriarch of the family but I never looked forward to it.
"Yeah, I guess I am," Applejack sat next to Applebloom.
"I don't really remember mom, but I know when Granny tells her about all the great things you've done, she'll be proud," Applebloom got up and left to get ready for school. Applejack looked down at the table and smiled through watery eyes.
Twilight sat on the library balcony waiting for the new guards to arrive Flash walked over and sat next to her, "With more guards you won't really need me."
"Yes I will," Twilight leaned against Flash, "Even if you aren't my personal guard I can just order you to follow me around all day."
"Sounds good to me," Flash laughed.
Suddenly Twilight jumped up, "I see them coming, come on!"
Flash and Twilight entered the entry way just as there was a knock at the door, Emerald Waters and Little Dot stood on one side of the door with Lucky Star and Shadow Blade on the other. Little Dot and Shadow Blade used their magic to each open one door. In marched 6 ponies and stood in a row in front of Twilight, Flash, and Spike, the door closed and the 4 original guards moved to stand behind them. Twilight smiled warmly at the guards, "My name is Princess Twilight Sparkle, I'm so happy to invite you into my royal guard, dinner is at 6 so you have until them to get settled in your rooms that Spike will escort you to, if you have any questions feel free to ask another guard."
Emerald Waters and Lucky Star
Feels like just yesterday we joined together on the crazy team.
Really? Feels like a lifetime ago to me.
As everypony when their separate ways Twilight and Flash walked back to the library, "Should we post the schedule on the fridge or in the hall?"
"We should really have a room just for them, like a common room of some sort," Twilight answered, "But for now the kitchen works."
"Now when are we going to put alligators in the mote?" asked Flash smiling.
"Never, stop asking me about that," Twilight laughed and rolled her eyes.
"Worth a try," Flash chuckled.
At the school house all the students sat in their assigned seats watching as Miss Cheerily rummaging through her desk, "Applebloom, will you get me some scissors from the teacher's lounge, I seemed to have misplaced mine, Scootaloo will you show her where it is?"
"Sure Miss Cheerily," Applebloom and Scootaloo got up and ran out the door.
As soon as she was gone Miss Cheerily addressed the class, "Students, I want you to be nice to Applebloom and Scootaloo, they lost their grandmother yesterday, so don't ask them any questions that will make them feel uncomfortable."
Diamond Tiara
I lost my grandmother a few years ago so I understand what they're going through.
"Yes Miss Cheerily!" the class responded in unison.
Down at Sugar Cube Corner the Cakes couldn't find Pinkie Pie or Cheese Sandwich. Mr. Cake wasn't too concerned but Mrs. Cake was frantic, "She's never run away before, she always leaves a note when she's going to be gone all day, and she was so sad when she came home last night."
"Calm down dear, I'm sure she's fine, Cheese is gone too, she's probably with him," Mr. Cake assured as he watched his wife pace the kitchen.
"Or he kidnapped her."
"He did not kidnap her," Mr. Cake spoke confidently.
"How do you know that?" asked Mrs. Cake.
"No pony would be able to kidnap Pinkie, she would think it's a game, escape, ask to play again with the roles reversed, get bored, and leave her kidnapper tied up somewhere."
Twilight, Spike, and Flash sat in their usual seats while the guards were all jumbled up because of when they arrived, Twilight swallowed her bite full of potato soup, "Why don't we go around the table and share one interesting fact about ourselves, I'm Twilight and I like to read."
Flash
That's an understatement.
"I'm Spike the Dragon and I will be sneaking out of my room for midnight snacks just so you know."
"I'm Lucky Star, the oldest and most responsible of all my brothers," Lucky Star glared at the twins next to him.
"I'm Comet, the most attractive of my brothers," said one of the twins.
"And I'm Flare, mom's favorite," the other twin announced.
Emerald Waters
That was low.
"Shadow Blade, eating an entire wedding cake with fellow guards is a good idea and we should do that soon."
"I'm Flitter, and I agree with Blade we should defiantly do that," said the first female guard who happened to be a bat pony.
"Forest Mist, I love spicy food," the female pegasus looked across the table challenging her brother.
"I'm Emerald Waters, and I'm going to take you up on that," Emerald Waters opened a bottle of hot sauce and dumped it into his soup.
"I'm Sailor, if you need a funny story I know tons about Little Dot," Sailor laughed.
"I'm Little Dot, and that scares me."
"Blood Splatter, I'm not a murderer my parents are doctors."
"Flash Sentry, I was recently told that I let you guys get away with alot, if I don't find out what you guys are up to I guess it's okay."
"So, can we have an epic prank war?" asked Flitter.
"As long as it doesn't interfere with your jobs, and no one gets hurt," Twilight answered.
"Allies?" Flare asked Flitter.
"Allies," Comet, Flare, and Flitter hoof bumped each other.
Blood Splatter
Those three spent the entire train ride making bad puns, it was pretty awesome.
Spike leaned over to Lucky Star, "Should we be scared?"
"Yes."
That night Discord and Luna set up a band meeting to initiate the new male guards, the only band members missing were Lucky Star, Shadow Blade, and Cheese Sandwich. The guys sat around a glass table Discord stood up, "Welcome new guards, I love it we got the two strong violent ones and another set of twins, twins are unnaturally awesome."
"Thanks!" Flim, Flam, Comet, and Flare yelled in unison.
"Our meetings are usually cut short by one thing or another so I'll get strait to the point-" Discord was cut off by the endless blue plain they consciously existed in shaking.
Luna walked through a door that randomly materialized, "A very powerful nightmare is making it difficult to hold your dreams together, if Flim or Flam can wake Applejack up in the real world everything should be okay."
Luna
It's very difficult when ponies won't accept the help that they need, I'm constantly learning this from every angle.
"Can't you wake ponies up from inside their dreams?" asked Flam.
"I'm afraid the traumatizing events in her dream is keeping Applejack from letting me enter it," at that Flim immediately disappeared.
Applejack was found tossing and turning on her bed until the darkness of the room was penetrated by the light from the hall as the door was slowly opened, Flim walked to the bed, sat on the end and gently shook Applejack awake. Applejack let out a small yelp as she shot to a sitting position and backed against the head board away from him, "It's okay, it was just a dream."
Applejack sat breathing heavily, before wrapping her arms around Flim's neck and sobbing into his chest, "Ya'll were gone."
"That didn't happen, I'm right here and Flam and Applebloom are safe in their rooms," Flim whispered as he rubbed circles on Applejack's back.
Applebloom
Granny Smith gave me 3 books fore she died, in the books were letters she wrote ta us every day since we were born. It means alot ta have the things she wanted ta tell me so ah can look back on the time I had with her.
Applebloom walked into the room with a giant leather bound book, climbed onto the bed, and hugged to book as she leaned against her sister's side. Applejack dried her eyes and put an arm around Applebloom as she put to book in her older sisters lap, "Granny Smith wanted me to give you this, they're letters she wrote to you."
*Flash back*
A blonde Granny Smith with few graying hairs sat in her rocking chair holding a sleeping new born filly with the same blonde hair. On the end table next to her sat a leather bound book open to the first page with a quill and ink beside it. The page read:
Dear newest Apple,
Your parents haven't named you yet but they're leaning towards your brother's suggestion, Applejack. They're thinkin somethin more feminine but even now I can tell what a fire cracker you're gonna be. Right now you're so little and sweet but someday you will become the matriarch of the family and when I'm gone our family will be safe in your hooves.
Your loving grandmother,
Granny Smith.
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-hannah1