My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

A Changeling’s Lament

Chapter 2

A Christmas Musical

“Traitor!”

“Degenerate!”

“Coward!”

These words echoed though Edge’s mind as he held his head in pain. “no. no, I’m not a traitor.” he grunted in pain. 2 hooves entered his vision. He slowly looked up to see Chrysalis standing over him, her horn glowing. “I’m not.” the glow turned into a sword and she slashed down at him.

“I’M NOT!!!”

Edge woke up with a yell. He panted and held his head.

“not again.” he groaned. He got up and headed into the kitchen. He turned on the sink and splashed his face with water. He stared up at the mirror and panted again. “why is this happening now?”

Edge’s little episode was overheard by Bahamut, who had one eye open.

“good morning, Edge!” Fluttershy happily exclaimed in his face. Edge moaned in anger as he rolled onto his side. “oh, come on.” she flew on top of the couch and looked down at him. “Do you know what day it is today?”

“the day you let me sleep in?” he said into the couch.

“No. today’s Hearth’s Warming Eve! The last time this came around, me and my friends were in a play.”

“good for you.” Edge shoved a pillow onto his head. “now let me sleep!”

“oh, come on, Edge.” Edge raised his hoof and made the ‘zip the lip’ sign. Fluttershy looked at Bahamut, who had just woken up, and sighed. “okay. Guess I’m going to have take my present for you back to the store.”

That got his attention. “present? You never mentioned a present.”

“oh, didn’t I. oh, it’s a stable of Hearth’s Warming Eve.”

Edge felt… happy that he was getting a present. But he wasn’t being given it like love or sorrow or any other emotions he fed off of; The feeling was coming from him. “I get a present?”

“right.” she said with a smile. She got up and headed upstairs. Happy that someone actually cares about him, Edge got off the couch and stretched.

“Are you okay?” Bahamut asked. Edge looked at him like he was talking nonsense. “it sounded like you were having quite the nightmare last night.”

Edge looked away from him and chuckled. “you heard that, huh?”

“what was it?”

Edge sighed. He didn’t want to talk about it but he knows what Bahamut is like when he get’s angry. “it’s the same dream over and over. My own kind is calling down at me, calling me traitor or freak. Then, Chrysalis appears and kills me. That’s when I wake up.”

“why does she kill you?”

“I don’t know. Maybe it’s because… I never tried to find my own kind; that I’ve been living with ponies for the past 5 months. I guess this dream is like a premonition that if Chrysalis comes to find me, she’ll kill me.”

“…” Bahamut knew what he was going though. He was almost killed back home since he was raised by humans. “I know from experience what you’re going though, Edge. I nearly got killed myself by my own kind. But I had my friends to help me out.”

“but I’m a Changeling. You, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, and the CMC might help me out but everyone else? They’ll hate me if they find out I’m a Changeling.”

“…” Bahamut hadn’t considered that. “Well, maybe if you explain that you’re not a typical Changeling. Plus, you’ve been their friends for weeks. They have to understand that.”

Edge just sputtered like a normal horse. “if you say so.” he got up and grabbed his scarf. “but I’m not sure.”

Fluttershy came down, dressed in winter clothing. “ready to go, you two?” she asked.

“yep.” they both replied. Edge donned his ponysona and opened the door.

*sweet tranquil music begins playing*

A bluebird flew down from a snow covered branch and landed on Edge’s nose. He moved his snout around, forcing it off. Fluttershy giggled at the display. She looked up at the flying bluebird as snow began to fall.

Fluttershy: “♪is there ever… such a glorious time as winter…?♪”

Edge and Bahamut went wide-eyed in confusion before looking at each other. Is this turning into a musical segway?

“Fluttershy: “♪with the falling snow and the bright sky, no, there can not be such a time.♪”

A window at the library was opened wide by Twilight. She leaned forward and looked at the fields of snow as the same bluebird chirped as it flew by.

Twilight: “♪with the time of winter, one can clearly see, the importance of family and the friendships you hold dear…♪”

*music gains tempo*

At a forest not far from town, a pine tree fell over to Gourry’s axe. Spyro, Fox, and Lloyd walked over, grabbed it, and heaved it back to town. Gourry went to work chopping down another Pine tree.

Requiem: “♪winter is, without a doubt, my favorite time of year… with the sun shining bright, it just feels so right, to have a cup of cheer…♪”

The CMC sat in their clubhouse, looking over more plans to get their cutie marks.

Scootaloo: “♪with school out.♪”

Applebloom: “♪our Cutie Marks.♪”

Sweetie Belle: “♪we will find.♪”

Dinky: “♪will it be a Vet?♪”

Pipsqueak: “♪or a Mime?♪”

All: “♪that is what we plan to find…♪”

Back at Canterlot, Trixie and Luna were busy getting ready for their big day next week. Luna took her fiancée aside to a balcony where they shared a waltz.

Trixie and Luna: “♪Winter is such a amazing time, to be with the ones you love… with the glistening fields white and the eternal delight, why wouldn’t you join in the fun…?♪”

Jax, having been talked into putting up decorations at Sugar Cube Corner.

Jax: “♪must I suffer another rip-off of our holidays on this backwater world? I just want to go home and forget about this…♪”

Pinkie interrupted Jax before she went further.

Pinkie: “♪ Winter, Winter, Winter. The best time of year. Winter, Winter, Winter. It always brings good cheer…♪”

Marble: “♪Cozying up next to a fireplace with the one you care and sharing a cup of hot cocoa…♪”

Both: “♪This is, without a doubt, the best time of the year…♪”

Jax just rolled her eyes.

Sora was busy putting up Christmas Reefs on the doors of houses around town. She stopped at Derpy’s place and sighed.

Sora: “♪back home, Christmas was never my favorite day of the year.♪” Ash walked back and smiled at her. She smiled back. “♪ but right now, with friends I love, this is now my most favorite holiday.♪”

The pine trees rolled into town by both sets of off-worlders. The largest one was put up in the center of town, right next to the town hall.

*music reaches ‘epic’ heights*

Fluttershy: “♪there is no doubt, within my heart, that this is my favorite time of year…♪” she paused and looked up to see the same bluebird fly away.

“♪with your friends right there beside you, with your loved ones always there to love you, there is no doubt, within my heart… that this is my favorite time… of the yearrrrrrrrrr…………♪

*music calms down then fades out.*

Edge stood to the side, completely mesmerized by Fluttershy’s singing. He was so mesmerized that his ponysona disappeared.

Fluttershy held her heard for a moment before opening her eyes. She looked over to Edge with a smile. Edge broke out of his trance and smiled back.

“Gonna say I was good again?” She asked.

Edge smiled. “no need. Why try to prove what the world clearly knows?”

Fluttershy smiled. “you’re such a flatterer, Edge.” she said with a giggle before walking off. Edge stood there and smiled. Flatterer. Not a word you hear every day for a Changeling. “Come on. We’re gonna be late.” ’Shy called back.

“Oh, right.” Edge put his ponysona back on and walked after her.

From a trio of pine trees not far from Fluttershy’s cottage, a pair of green eyes watched them leave.

“It seems our brother has taken a liking to the Ponies way of living.” a female voice said with a hiss.

“it seems so. We have that Yellow Pegasus and her Dragon companion to blame for that.” another voice, clearly male, said.

“although. This is a good opportunity.”

“how so?”

“he lives among them, talks to them, walks with them. So maybe he can spy on them.”

“Oh. That’s devious. I like the way you think.”

“I aim to please. Come, we should tell our queen of our idea.”

Both creatures’ wings fluttered like insect wings then took off.

The day quickly passed them by, which is no surprise since this is winter. For Hearth’s Warming Eve, the gang gathered at the library, which was the biggest place to hold them all, and exchange gifts and have fun.

Just hope nobody brings the eggnog.

Too late.

“Christmas, Christmas time is here…” Aura and Ash sang like the chipmunks in their drunken stupor.

In the center of the library sat a big ol’ pine tree, fitted with the decorations of the holidays. Dash flew up to the top and let Eris put the star on. Both smiled and hugged each other.

Jax angrily sat in a corner, not wanting to be part of the festivities. She likes Christmas as much as the next guy but she doesn’t want to celebrate it with ponies. Dinky walked by her spot and noticed her sitting alone. She looked at the top of her own head, taking notice of the menorah she had on. She took it off and placed it on Jax’s head, catching her by surprise. “there. Much better.” Dinky said before walking off. Jax looked up and took the menorah off. The sides of her mouth went up a bit.

Lina snapped her fingers, making all the candles in the room light up. Zilver and Fox applauded that. No way they’ll do that, not in a million years.

Requiem, being the romance lover that she is, was going around the room with Mistletoe, making other people kiss. It lead to a few humorous moments that would make some people gag.

“here you go, Edge.” Fluttershy said, offering him a present.

Edge, who was in the middle of drinking a glass of milk, set it down and grabbed the present. “what is it?”

“my present from me to you.”

Edge looked down at the present and shook it close to his ear. “I was expecting something better then a colored box with string.”

Fluttershy giggled. “it’s in the box, silly.”

Feeling like a complete idiot, Edge took off the string and opened the box. What he saw surprised him to his core; it was a thin chain necklace with Fluttershy's cutie mark the size of a key chain. Edge’s eyes welled up, much to Fluttershy’s surprise. She didn’t think Changeling’s could cry.

“Are you okay, Edge?”

“yeah. I just… it’s that nobody’s ever given me a present before.” Edge said, all choked up. He immediately put the box down and put it on. It was a perfect fit. “Thanks, Fluttershy. Wish I had something to give you.”

Fluttershy smiled. “It’s okay. Your company is all I need.” Edge smiled back, still teary eyed.

Then the moment was ruined when Req walked by, putting the Mistletoe above their heads. They both looked at her with angry eyes. “oh, come on. What’s the worse that can happen?” Edge and ’Shy looked at each other and shrugged. What is the worse that could happen? They leaned in to kiss each other on the lips when the stick carrying the mistletoe came between them. “nu un un un. On the lips for 5 seconds.”

Edge angrily put his lips to the side as he angrily growled at Req. “oh, come on Edge.” ’Shy said. “Req’s not going to give up till we do.” he knew that was true. Might as well get it over with now.

Both of them nervously gulped and got uncomfortable. They closed their eyes tightly and leaned to each other.

Req gestured to the others but they were already tuned in. The Mane 6 themselves were squealing with anticipation. This was going to be Fluttershy’s first kiss. Req rolled her eyes at how long they were taking. She nodded to Cynder, who nodded back. They casually walked behind ‘Shy and Edge and pushed them at each other.

Edge and Fluttershy opened their eyes in surprise when they kissed each other. Req counted the time limit they had to do. “1...2...3...4...5... There. Times up.”

They broke their kiss and stared at each other with a mix of surprise and embarrassment.

“wow.” Edge gasped.

“um… that was… that was...” Fluttershy said with a very deep blush. She shook her head and snapped out of her little trance.

“ooh!” all the girls went. ‘Shy felt embarrassed and covered her face. “Fluttershy and Edge, sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G…” ‘Shy stammered and ran over, trying to get them to stop, much to the male’s entertainment.

A stunned Edge, on the other hand, felt something weird deep in his chest, like a warm feeling that can’t be explained. There can only be one way to explain what it is, something he thought he‘d never be able to create on his own.

It was love.