I had the weirdest dream last night... Scootaloo was Colonel Sanders, and chicken happened...

Yawning, I got up off the kitchen floor, before stretching. Feeling several joints pop, I let out a relieved sigh, before walking back into the living room. Scootaloo was still sleeping off the crash. Now where is Ribbon?

I wander upstairs, only to Find Ribbon staring out a window. "What's so interesting?"

"Why don't you take a look for your self. Twi's gone crazy." Ohhh... mad science...

I walk up ready to see the carnage. "Dis gonna be go- is that a doll? And why is everyone fighting over it?"

"I have no clue, though there are a few who don't seem affected."
"Knowing how powerful Twi is, that shouldn't happen... unless they're not actually ponies..."

"Changelings don't normally work this far out, and even then I've tried to scare off other rogues. Unless somethings changed."

I face Ribbon. "Think they're converts?"

She turns to face me. "If Chrysalis was a perfectionist, no, but she's far from that. Makes me wonder how many Changelings I've scared off, and who they really were."

"Think we should round a few up?"

"I'd rather not let them notice me, it was bad enough before. I was just a scout the weakest of the weak, all I really had is speed. Now I'm an actual threat if she found out."

"Dammit, I can't just sit here and do nothing!"

"We might have to, for now anyway. I'll scare them off, make them think a different hive own this place and pray they're not a different hive."

"Let's."

"lets do something or lets scare them?"

"Both."

"I'm going out there with you aren't I?"

"Eeyup."

"If you're going to kill me or off me, just do it." she follows me to the door, after checking on Scoots.

I glare. "Why would you even think that?!"

"Got me out of my disguise in front of Princess Celestia and Scootaloo for a start, in the two years I've been here that three more than I wanted."

"Three?"

"I, uh. Pinkie found out..."

"Figures... But Ribbon, think for a moment. I saved you flank from Discord, and pumped you full of emotional energy to keep you from dieing. If I wanted you dead, then why would I have done that?"

"Yea I know, and I'm thankful. But now I'm a bigger threat than ever if I'm outed and I don't know how to use magic to defend myself if needed.''

"Remember what I said about psychological warfare? We use the rumors about me to our advantage."

"Normally I just leave a letter saying it's another hives territory, and to leave quickly."

"They will be scared enough to believe anything i say, so if I tell them I know how to track them through the hive link, they won't use it... then, we disconnect them."

"But that sounds cruel and Chrysalis may feel it happen. However, if they've already broke free of Chrysalis, then the deed is already done."

I sigh. "You're right, but we need a way to keep track of them until we can confirm their free." Suddenly I have an idea. "Ideaaaa. Why not recruit other rogues, and form a collective of outcasts?"

"how would we contact them?" Oh she likes the idea.

"A newspaper ad, 'a Rogue, with a love of the night, looking for fellow outcasts and exiles, to bring about change.' With emphasis on rouge, love outcasts, exiles, and change."

"Seems kind of open, what if other Changelings notice?" I was getting there.

"That's why I worded it the way I did, someone who hasn't experienced it themselves would not see the deeper meaning."

"Alright can I trust you to do that? I have some thing I need to work on."

"Kay." At that Ribbon nods and heads for the forge.

I sense a shitstorm brewing, and its heading straight for you, Chrysalis.