Author's Notes:

Today's OC is owned by Lord Demolitions.

The Myre is a harsh swamp land far to the east of Equestria and very few who entered that place ever returned, it would also be the safe haven two mares seeking to escape Dainns cruel laws of female enslavement. The mares were the elements of laughter and kindness; Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy who had escaped during the raid on Ponyville by The Warborn. Like the other pegasai who came before her, Fluttershy had her wings plucked clean of feathers before they were encased and was collared like a common house pet along with her friend Pinkie.

The two friends had been on the run for an entire week before Dainns slavers had finally tracked them down to the swampy terrain. During the chase, Fluttershy twisted her ankle after tripping on some moss covered rocks leaving Pinkie to carry her.

"Come on Fluttershy!" The Pink mare urged her friend to climb on her back as she could hear the slavers drawing closer, Pinkie carried her friend deeper into the swamp with the sound of the caribou closing in and all she could do was run and hoped she would lose them in the thick brush when suddenly she began to hear them scream in terror along with the clashing of swords. In an instant, the myre became eerily quiet.

"D-did we loose them?" Fluttershy asked nervously while Pinkie set her down on a nearby log to treat her ankle.

"I don't know but we have to get moving soon." Pinkie replied while tearing off some of her rags to bind her friends leg when a caribou suddenly came bursting out of the bushes. It seemed like Fluttershy and Pinkie were going to be caught again when they noticed something about the stag before them; His horns were cut off and most of his armor was rippied to pieces by some kind of animal but what was most surprising is that he was running scared from something or rather someone.

"H-help me! Please!" The frightened slaver cried out just moments before several arrows were lodged in his back. Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie screamed at the top of their lungs when a stranger appeared dressed in samurai armor, the warrior walked up slowly with a longbow in his left hand as he stood over the dead caribou.

"You savages never learn." He whispered hatefully before turning his attention to the frightened mares and stared at them with two glowing green eyes. The eyes of a changeling..

"S-stay back!!" Pinkie shouted at the samurai yet all she could find to defend herself and Fluttershy was a measly stick.

"I'm not going to harm you." The warrior replied while raising both hands after dropping his bow but the pink mare was not gonna take any chances.

"I said stay back!!" She shouted in a more firm tone even as her body began to tremble but the samurai did not show any signs of fear or anger.

"You must listen to me." He spoke gently while getting Pinkie to drop her weapon.

"More of these slavers will be drawn to this area once they realize their scouts have not returned, so if you wish to stay alive then you must follow me."

It wasn't long before the sound of more caribou could be heard and the mares began to panic until the changeling showed them a hidden path through the marsh and by the time the caribou had arrived, the only thing they found were mangled corpses.

After making their escape, Fluttershy and Pinkie followed the changeling deeper into the myre until they came upon a strange archway in the middle of a clearing where more samurai were waiting. The mares were surprised when they saw that there were not only samurai who were changelings but Thestrals as well and all dressed in black armor with a crescent moon as their emblem one of them came up with a curious look before talking to the samurai who brought them here and from the way he was dressed, this samurai was of a higher ranking.

"Orochi, to explain these two?" He spoke in a deep stern voice as the changeling quickly kneeled before him.

"Sir. I came upon these two during my patrol, they were being chased by slavers."

"I see, more refugees. We shall bring them to the empress."

The samurai guided the mares deeper into the swamp until they had reached their destination; A city built on top of a small mountain with a grand palace towering above it all and its only entrance was a narrow bridge built over the series of cliffs and ravines.

"Holy guacamole!" Cried Pinkie as they entered the city to find more thestrals and changelings living amonst each other before reaching the palace gates. A large group of samurai were in the middle of training, leading them was a certain queen that Pinkie and Fluttershy had met before only now she was an empress.

"Well well well, the elements of Laughter and Kindness brought to my doorstep."

"C-c-Chrysalis!!" Fluttershy stuttered before getting a glare from one of the samurai.

"That is Empress to you peasant!"

"Now now. Let's not be mean to our guests." The empress said gently while lifting Fluttershy by the chin to see her face covered in mud and twigs while looking at Pinkie's mane which had become a type of greenhouse for the plants that had been tangled up in it.

"Let's get these two cleaned up and give them some proper clothes, then we shall all sit down to eat."

With a clap of her hands, the attendants of the empress brought the two mares into the palace for an entire day of rest and relaxation like they used to have at the Ponyville spa before the caribou came. The mares were soon dressed in silky robes and had their manes done before joining the empress in the dining hall along with the samurai they had met earlier.

"Oh I don't believe you've been properly introduced to my champion." Chrysalis said in an amused voice while introducing the one next to her.

"This is Crafty Dodger my bodyguard and commander of my army. He is also known as The Jungle Fox."

Pinkie and Fluttershy simply waved at Chrysalis's champion while he simply bowed in response as they began to feast on the exotic dishes that had come from the myre and for the first time in years, the mares had tasted real food and savored every bite. Things were quiet until a scout came bursting into the room with an urgent report.

"Empress. There are intruders in the swamp!"

"Stonehooves?" The empress asked while allowing the scout to look at her in the eye.

"I am not sure. One was a caribou and the other two were Equestrian."

This news made the empress curious so she sent her champion to investigate as the other party guests began talking amongst themselves. The ones who had infiltrated the myre were none other than Wulfric, Applejack and Rainbow Dash who had gone on a scouting mission to find new camping grounds for the clan.

"Stay close y'all, the swamp has a way of changing on you when you least expect it." The farm mare warned as they ventured deeper into the marsh, a foul aroma caught the groups attention and was even starting to make Rainbow feel sick to her stomach.

"Sweet Celestia! What is that smell?!?" The pegasus shouted in disgust as the scent grew stronger.

"Uhh...y'all might wanna come see this." Applejack said in a grim tone while looking upwards at three freshly hung corpses that had missing arms and legs.

"That's just barbaric." Wulfric said as the mares raised their eyebrows at him.

"I've seen you take scalps." Rainbow stated a rather disgusting hobby of Wulfrics as his cheeks turned a slight pinkish hue.

"T-that's different!" The young chieftain argued before spotting a dead stonehoof warrior with three arrows in his back and from what he could tell, the slaver was running scared before being shot down. Wulfric then spotted a fresh set of tracks leading through the swamp and decided to follow them with Rainbow and Applejack close behind.

"This is weird." Applejack said aloud while getting a closer look at one of the tracks near Rainbow Dash.

"What?"

"These tracks don't go as deep into the mud as the others. It's like whoever made them was light as a feather."

Rainbow looked down at her feet and saw her friend was right but what surprised her more was a single strand of pink hair among the tracks.

"This is Fluttershy's!" The pegasus declared after picking it up. Rainbow had no doubts about this single piece of hair belonging to her friend and believed that she might have had help escaping the stonehooves, the group moved deeper into the swamp to find a wooden archway lying in the middle of nowhere.

"The tracks end here." Said Wulfric after seeing the trail lead into a small wetland as they stopped to rest. The group set up a small campfire as night began to fall on the myre, unaware that they were being watched from the shadows.

"I'll take first watch." Wulfric said while keeping an eye on the swamp for signs of movement while Applejack and Rainbow Dash got some sleep, hours passed and all was still calm with nothing but the sound of frogs and crickets filling the air as fireflies danced in the night sky but the young chieftain couldn't shake the feeling they were being watched by something. A sound of a twig snapping alerted the young chieftain as he went to investigate while a shadowy figure crept through the treetops above him.

The young stag kept walking until he came across a strange ring of stones illuminated by the moonlight and that is when a blade grazed his right cheek and narrowly missed his head.

"What the hel?!?" He cursed while turning around to see a samurai standing before him with the tip of his sword stained by his blood.

"Impressive, you are much more alert than the others." The samurai complimented while flicking the blood off his blade and prepared to face his opponent, Wulfric was more than happy to oblige after nearly getting his head cut off while being attacked from behind and within moments the two began clashing blades. While Wulfric was strong, the orochi was faster and more agile with his strikes and began doing a series of jimps and flips to outmaneuver Wulfrics axe.

"Stand still and fight you little jack rabbit!" Wulfric shouted furiously after missing another swing while his opponent continued to outwit him with every strike before delivering a crippling blow to his left leg and for a moment, things quieted down as the orochi looked at his opponents weapon.

"You are a Raider, legendary. This axe will make a fine trophy."

There was nothing Wulfric could do with his body now completely mangled by his opponent as he watched him raise the katana over his head.

"Your death will be swift." The orochi spoke out of respect for his opponent as he prepared to deliver the final blow when a single throwing axe knocked the weapon out of his hands and he was tackled to the ground by a rainbow haired mare holding a shield and shortspear.

"Don't. Move." Rainbow Dash held the tip of her spear up to the assailants neck while Applejack checked to see if Wulfric was still breathing, their friend was in bad shape and had lost a great deal of blood thanks to the numerous cuts around his body followed by a single kunai embedded in his left lung but by some miracle, he was still alive.

"I don't think he'll make the trip back to camp." The farm mare seemed worried after checking his pulse while the orochi laid there on the ground with Rainbow's spear just one push away from slicing open his jugular.

"Who are you?" The pegasus asked while looking at her captive in the eye and could see he was a changeling but just when he was about to answer, several more appeared and surrounded the group with bows drawn and spears pointed at them. One of the chagnelings noticed the injured chieftain and the mare tending to his wounds.

"What are you doing?!? Stop!" He shouted while trying to shove Applejack away when she brought an axe up to his throat.

"You would help this savage?" The samurai asked looking rather disappointed at the mare.

"He is no savage, he is my friend." Applejack replied sternly before going back to bandaging Wulfrics injuries. The changelings found this very confusing and believed it to be some kind of trick, so they decided to bring the group back to their city where Rainbow and Applejack saw some familiar faces.

"Applejack! Rainbow Dash!" Pinkie cried out with joy as her friends joined her in a group hug along with Fluttershy who's wings were on the mend thanks to the help of the changeling medicines, their reunion was cut short when Chrysalis came forward with her personal guard.

"Well what a nice surprise. I now have four of the elements of harmony as my guests." The changeling queen smiled as she looked at Applejack and Rainbow Dash who had been dressed in viking armor.

"An odd choice of fashion." She joked before noticing her gurads carrying Wulfric in on a stretcher. Up until now, Chrysalis had never actually seen a caribou up close. The empress demanded to know why a caribou was brought into her courtroom when one of her guards told her of the events that happened back at the swamp.

"My empress, the farm mare claims that this stonehoof is a friend of hers but I believe this to be the result of brainwashing." One of the soldiers declared out loud when Chrysalis noticed Applejack was becoming very annoyed.

"How many times do I have to tell ya?!? He's not a stonehoof!!" The farm mare shouted at the top of her lungs but many of the samurai seemed unconvinced, even Pinkie and Fluttershy were having a hard time believing her. While the others talked among themselves, Chrysalis began using her magic on the injured stag and began to read his emotions.

Being a changeling herself, the empress was able to feel even the most deepest desires of ones heart. When she looked into Wulfrics heart, she saw only hatred and saddness but also sensed a caring soul.

"How interesting." She whispered before clapping her hands and demanding for silence as the arguments between her guards and Applejack instantly ceased.

"We will keep this one alive. Have our best doctors tend to his wounds and make sure that he is brought fresh food and drink for when he wakes up." Chrysalis ordered two of her attendants to fetch her best doctors while the guards carried off Wulfric to a private room to rest.

"Applejack, I want you and Rainbow Dash to bring the others here; I want to know more about these Warborn."

End.