changeling · my little pony · thorax · benevolent ruler · shy · redemption · love magic · insectoid · friendship is magic · gentle
Chaos erupted in the town square, the air prickling with hostility. Rainbow Dash hovered overhead, spotting the unruly gathering, while Twilight rolled her eyes at her friend's lack of subtlety. Applejack tried to wedge herself between ponies, her voice firm but ignored. Pinkie Pie bounced forward, suggesting they all calm down with a party, only to be met with a sharp, angry retort. The crowd shifted, hooves gesturing violently toward the middle of the fray. Twilight shouldered her way through, and her breath caught. There, backed against a wall, was a young changeling—its insectoid form hunched, green chitin scratched and dusty, eyes huge and terrified as they darted around, searching for a way out that simply wasn’t there.