Chapter 2

Princess Celestia was sleeping peacefully and soundly dreaming of the wonderful events of the wedding. Her peaceful slumber was interrupted by the sound of her sister teleporting into her bed chamber. Being startled awake, Celestia looked around for a few moments before realizing who was in her room.

"Sister, why have you entered by bed-chamber without knocking first?" Celestia asked clearly annoyed.

Luna had an expression filled with worry and regret. "I apologize dear sister, however I have found something during by patrol that requires your immediate attention." Luna said while looking down and towards her right hind-leg as if she was looking at something behind her.

Celestia did not originally notice the figure behind Luna, and even now she was not able to make out its form in the low lighting.

"It is OK little one, please come next to me." Luna said softly.

"Luna, sister dear, who is that behind y…" Celestia was about to ask until she realized what she was seeing.

Behind her sister and coming out to stand next to Luna on her right side as she had asked was a changeling. The changeling was holding its head down while it very slowly and cautiously walked preventing Celestia from seeing its face.

"What is this?" Celestia immediately thought filled with anger and worry. "Has my sister been brainwashed by this thing and brought to me for an attack!?"

Celestia immediately stood up leaping out of her bed quickly taking an offensive stance, her wings wide open, and her horn glowing brightly preparing to attack.

"What have you done to my sister you monster!?" Celestia yelled.

Luna quickly moved her gaze from the changeling towards her sister. Her eyes went wide realizing what was about to happen. A bright beam of light escaped from Celestia's horn aimed right for the changeling's head. Seeing this Luna reacted without thought and put her own body in the path of the blast. The blast hit Luna's left shoulder and she fell to the ground. Celestia's eyes widened in horror as she saw what she did seeing her sister fall to the floor in slow motion, the sight seeming to last forever within her mind. The two guards stationed outside of Celestia's door quickly barged in upon hearing the commotion within the room. They looked and saw Luna on the floor next to a changeling and Celestia in a state of shock. They prepared to attack the changeling when it did something they did not expect.

The changeling threw itself onto Luna tightly wrapping her in its hoofs. "NO! Please! Do not hurt her! She was only trying to help m… hmmph" the changeling tried to say when one of the guards tackled it off Luna.

The changeling tried to struggle a little, trying to get a better view of Luna to make sure she was alright. Celestia sprinted towards her sister and was relieved that it seemed she was waking up.

"Luna dear sister, are you alright? What has that monster done to you?" she asked saying the first part with loving care while looking at Luna, and saying the last part gritting her teeth and saying it with pure vile hatred while looking towards the changeling under the guards control.

"Wh-what? I… I am alright sister… ugh… That changeling has not done anything to me. I found her in the gardens, injured and scared and…" Luna began to explain but was interrupted by her sister.

"Her!?" Celestia inquired.

"Yes, it is a she, and she is not like other changelings I have ever seen. Please dear sister, let me show you." Luna said.

Luna then tilted her horn towards Celestia. Celestia was unsure but still lowered her own horn to her sister's. When the tips made contact both of their horns began to glow. Within Celestia's mind she was being shown Luna's memories. She saw her start her patrol, her walking throughout the area and then hearing crying. She saw how the changeling looked and everything it had said. Soon their horns stopped glowing while Celestia lifted her head up and gazed upon the changeling. Luna started to get on her hooves while Celestia walked towards the guards and the changeling.

"Release the changeling." Celestia ordered.

The guards looked at her with confusion but did as asked without question. The changeling slumped to the floor and quickly curled into a tight ball again. Celestia gently placed a hoof on the changeling's shoulder causing it to cower and shudder away from the touch unsure of Celestia's intentions.

"It is alright my dear, no need to be frightened anymore, I just thought… I assumed the worse, but I have seen what my sister Luna has seen. Please, talk to us." Celestia said in a motherly voice.

The changeling relaxed a little and moved its head to get a better look at Celestia. The moment Celestia saw the changeling's eyes, she knew just as her sister did that this is definitely not a normal changeling.

"Do not be frightened, I am going to touch your horn with mine and you will feel a little dizzy, but I must know for sure that you are telling the truth as I will look into your memories." Celestia said.

The changeling nodded nearly imperceptibly and held still. Celestia repeated the same proceed with the changeling as she had with Luna just moments before. Her horn glowed brighter as she was preparing to dive deeper into this changeling's memory to see its entire life compared to only a few hours for her sister.

Celestia saw Chrysalis in a hive full of other changelings. She saw how she reacted when she realized this one was different from the others. She was to be a new queen ready to take control of the hive in the event of her own death. Chrysalis branded the young changeling an abomination making her an outcast from there on in. Throughout all of her life; she lived in the hive but was treated as filth. The other changelings attacked her for no outward reason; she lived alone in a secluded area of the hive and had no friends. The young changeling had inquired about ponies and why there was so much anger towards them. Chrysalis never gave a response further than stating they were simply food for her subjects. She dreamed of the ponies wondering about a life better than this one. The memories flashed by quickly until only a few weeks before the wedding. Chrysalis was preparing for the invasion and ordered all of her subjects to participate, even her. The changeling said she did not want to fight the ponies but Chrysalis imprisoned the young changeling without nourishment until she agreed to participate in the fight. During the invasion, once Shinning Armor's shield spell had been destroyed, she quickly decided to hide. All of the citizens of Canterlot ran away from her fearing what she might do. She went to the most secluded area of Canterlot she could find… the garden… and remained there. One of her brethren noticed her and tied using force to get her to be part of the invasion. When she refused it bit her trying to drag her back to their queen for punishment. When Shining Armor and Princes Cadence were able to force the other changelings out of Canterlot; she had felt the energy wave, the changeling biting her was thrown away but she appeared to be unaffected by it. She remained in the garden until Luna found here and brought her before Celestia.

Celestia lifted her head breaking the link between them. The changeling feeling disoriented wobbled its head a little, and then shook it to clear its mind.

"What you have told my sister is true. Come, we need to discuss a few matters. Guards, please wait outside. Luna, please come here so I may share what I have learned."

After the guards had left and closed the doors, Celestia brought them all to the main area of her chambers. There was a large fire place on one side with a large balcony window on the opposite side overseeing nearly all of Canterlot. In the middle was large cushioned area for her to sit while working on her Royal duties.
"Please have a seat young one." Celestia said.

The changeling cautiously took a seat and watched Celestia and Luna touch horns for a few seconds while they shared their thoughts. When it was over, Luna looked towards the changeling with a saddened face, tears beginning to well in her eyes.

"What is thy name little one?" Luna asked.

The changeling looked at Luna with bewilderment then looking at Celestia. With a confused face the changeling asked. "What is a name?"

Celestia and Luna looked at one-another with shocked and confused faces. It is true they did not know much about changeling social customs and they could not gleam a name from her memories, but this was still very shocking.

"You do not have a name little one?" Luna asked.

The changeling shook its head. "We… we are given… numbers. The numbers are based on what batch of eggs we hatch from and in what order we first see mother. I am 251-7749."

Again the two princesses were held in a state of shock realizing this young one did not have a name.

"We do not have numbers my dear; we have names given to us by our parents. My name is Celestia, and this is my younger sister Luna. We are the princesses and co-rulers of Equestria."

The young changeling's eyes went wide realizing for the first time who she has been talking to. Her mother had constantly mentioned someone named Celestia and how she had always interfered with her plans.

"We must give her a name dear sister." Luna pleaded.

Celestia nodded and thought for a moment when her face lit up with joy and excitement.

"I've got it! The perfect name."

Celestia looked down at the changeling and smiled warmly.

"We shall call you Ocean Blue after your eyes. Now, let's take a look at that bite on your neck shall we?"