When Equestria is threatened with an invasion of all its greatest enemies, Celestia and Luna are forced to turn to the only ally with a chance of helping them: Humans. The only question left now is whether any of Equestria will be left to save.
It's been a handful of years since Twilight came into her own as a Princess of Equestria, a few years spent in peace and harmony without so much as an angry spirit or clandestine invasion to take away from the tranquility of Equestrian life. Unprecedented developments in the technological and thaumaturgical sciences seem to be preparation for something, though nopony realizes what that something might be.
Nopony except the Princesses, who have not failed to see the signs of impending disaster that began with the mass kidnappings just following the Summer Sun Celebration. When all their preparations are turned upside down, can an alliance with the mysterious Precursors turn the tides of the most devastating war in Equestrian history, while there is still anything left to save? Enemies and allies appear in the most unlikely of places, and friendship with a dying elder race can be more dangerous than an invasion of Dragons and Changelings. What is a pony willing to give in defense of harmony? What are they willing to sacrifice?
This story now has a companion piece, The Sunset Campaign! This story is designed to bring Harmony Defended more into line with the three-story version of My Little Apprentice. If you read Apogee and Perihelion, you may want to read that as well!
This story was written prior to season five, and as such any events which transpire therein may or may not be treated as canonical. All events up to and including "Twilight's Kingdom" are treated as having occurred, however.
A huge thanks to my Alpha Readers! Thanks to these wonderful people, new chapters aren't nearly so riddled with mistakes and errors as they used to be. Thanks to Sparktail, TwoBit, Withered Pyre, and Zutcha. Zutcha of course deserves double the love, since he's also the artist of the cover and any other fantastic art that finds its way into the story.
A new alliance between ponies and changelings have brought the two races together in harmony and friendship. Now, on Hearth's Warming Eve, a changeling drone is preparing a big surprise for her coltfriend.
After years of conflict, ponies and changelings finally came together in harmony and friendship. Now, a couple of years since the new alliance, drone CD-042 or Mending Heart is preparing her house for the most important Hearth's Warming Eve of her entire life, when she would make a surprise for her coltfriend.
Little did she knew that her coltfriend, Ancient Scroll, also had a surprise planned for her.
A Private Military Contractor unknowingly agrees to a job offer that takes him to Equestria
My name is James Clark, and I am a Private Military Contractor. No, not Mercenary. Yes, there is a difference, but that's beside the point.
Ok, where was I? Ah yes, I was just entering my office in Downtown Houston one afternoon to hear a job offer. When I got there, I found a beautiful, robe-wearing woman waiting for me. Now, in this day and age, most people would find that strange. I didn't for two reasons.
1) In this line of work, you run into a few crazies. If I had a dollar for every nut-job I turned away, I could buy a small European country.
2) It was Halloween. Hell, I was on my way to a party dressed in a replica suit of Veteran Ranger Armor from Fallout: New Vegas, complete with gas mask and real riot gear I borrowed from a friend on the SWAT team. I was gonna win the costume contest for sure!
I'm getting off topic, aren't I? Anyways, this weirdo offered me a job without going into much detail. No location, no objective, not even a dollar amount The only thing I got out of her was the promise that I would be saving thousands, if not millions of lives.
Every instinct told me to turn the job down, and yet I still accepted it. Maybe the idea of playing hero again had its appeal.
God, I had no idea what I was getting myself into.
Life living inside the Changeling hive is honestly pretty baller. Everyone keeps to themselves. You get to 'hang out' with the Changeling Queen. But when you get scolded for cleaning your belly-button lint in public, you learn something special.
Life living inside the Changeling hive is honestly pretty baller. Everyone keeps to themselves. You get to 'hang out' with the Changeling Queen. But when you get scolded for cleaning your belly-button lint in public, you learn something quite special.
A novice changeling undertakes a journey back to his own world.
The newest resident of the changeling hive feels out of place. He cannot remember the last time he had wings, holes in his arms, or talking bugs for friends. What is he? Why is he here? Will he find his way home? Will he survive in a world without coffee?
For those who have forgotten what has happened so far in the story since it was taken down, here's a chapter-by-chapter summary of all events and characters up to and including chapter 10.
Princess Celestia finds a baby Changeling Queen during her travels. She had intended to bring her back to Canterlot only temporarily, until she could find the hive the Queen belonged to. For now though, the Changeling Queen was just Twilight Sparkle
Changelings and ponies had always been natural enemies of each other, especially with the crystal ponies when they were around. Why wouldn't they be? Changelings were like parasites, feeding off the love that ponies gave off and driving them to illness.
However, Changelings had begun to decline. What started out with as seven hives have diminished down into three, all of which had gone into hiding so well that most ponies didn't know what changelings even were. Even Celestia had not seen one for quite a while, a long feat for an immortal pony.
Until she found a nymph. A new Changeling Queen.
Unable to find it within herself to abandon the changeling, Celestia ends up taking the nymph back to Canterlot under guise as Twilight Sparkle. The plan was simple; find the hive that Twilight belonged to and return her back to be raised with her race.
Of course, despite everything she learned through her long life, she had forgotten that things were never that simple.
For starters, she did not anticipate herself to grow fond of Twilight as time began to pass, or to beam in happiness when Twilight began to refer to her as mom.
Many Many Thanks to my Pre-Readers: Rewrite and Doctor Disco (Welcome to the Team Doctor!)
Lyra knows there’s a human hidden in Ponyville, and with the begrudging help of Rainbow Dash, she’s going to find them. The real mystery, though, is why her reluctant partner hates humans so much.
Lyra’s hunt for the supernatural in Ponyville continues unabated, and this week the object of her desire is not changelings, nor sea-ponies, but the rare and secretive human. With the help of her plucky (and irritable) assistant Rainbow Dash, Lyra is sure that this time she’s going to get to the bottom of a real mystery. However, the real question is why does Rainbow Dash hate humans?
A simple Tunneler drone is catapulted from Equestria during the infamous Wedding onto earth. Confused, injured and alone, the drone must figure out how to survive with the whole world watching. (Changeling on Earth, Xcom, Men in Black and SG:1 Xover)
A simple Tunneler drone is catapulted from Equestria during the infamous Wedding to Planet Earth. Confused, injured and alone, the drone must figure out how to survive in an alien environment with all of humanity watching.
(Crossovers with XCOM, Men In Black and Stargate: SG1) (Changeling on Earth fic / Available to hire artists for a cover art commission! Current Cover art by Ashinda on FimFiction)
(People have apparently been turned off by the whole 'pet' thing in the title; it's only relevant for a few chapters and has nothing kinky or lewd about it. )
From one barren wasteland to another, less barren wasteland, an Australian IT worker finds himself stuck in the snow where nowhere to go. At least it can't get any worse... right?
From one barren wasteland to another, less barren wasteland, an Australian Information Technology worker finds himself stuck in the snow with nowhere to go. Armed with nothing but a cheap tool set and a three metre Ethernet cable, he must find a way to survive his new location. At least it can't get any worse... right?
Oh of course it can, it's a HIE.
Warning: Contains Australian, Changelings (of course), snow, occasional IT speak, less-than-stellar HIE satire, and shoddy humour not fit for a backyard comedy club.
Idol Hooves is just your everyday, standard, ordinary, normal Unicorn. He's definitely not a Changeling, definitely. He's quite skilled with his hooves but mostly uses this for pottery until, one day, he finds a new talent.
It was a well-known and established fact that all Ponies have a special talent, a unique and intrinsic calling that they will discover in time. For Idol Hooves, Unicorn Royal Guard, this was no different, no different at all. For he was a perfectly ordinary, normal and unsuspicious in the least Pony. Certainly it wasn't as if he was a Changeling in disguise, oh no, that would be ridiculous! Despite his name Idol had always had a talent with his hooves, a way with them. He'd most utilized this in the art of pottery but at the prompting of others he tries to apply those same skilled hooves to the art of the massage. Surely nothing strange could come of that?
Why Idol and Princess Luna weren't present during the wedding invasion.
(My interpretation of Vdrake77's Idol Hooves during the Canterlot wedding)
*Edits for the first two chapters kindly provided by Airy Words!
Idol Hooves, is the only changeling in the entire Equestrian Guard and has been proudly serving for over a decade( while disguised). His enlistment buddy and friend, Shining Armor, the current Captain of the Guard is finally taking the next step to officially becoming Princess Cadence' s personal guard, 24/7.
With most guard being reassigned to the wedding, Idol (by Luna's demand) is given the temporary assignment to Princess Luna's guard given the shortage of Night Guard.
Now, after another all-nighter looking for potential threats and with Idol's persistence, Luna finally agrees and turns in for the day. With Idol Hooves being the sole guard watching Luna's door, a promise was made that could ruin Eqauestria.
Princess Luna will get her well deserved rest, and nothing short of Princess Celestia herself will wake the deathly tired princess.
An unfortunate decision by Nymph plants her in the role of an infiltrator, dealing with the worst terror of all. Ponies.
Ponies are like those weird experimental dishes my broodmother sometimes makes: really interesting and probably good for a story, but never the type of thing I’d want to poke, for fear it might take off my hoof. I already learned my lesson the first time something I ate came back to haunt me. Sure, they're flavorful, but I’d like to be a bit more discerning when I’m trying to distinguish “edible” and “by-the-queen-it’s-looking-at-me.”
C-can I please leave the table?
I’m Nymph, and I'm now a changeling infiltrator.
Special shout-out to Georg for giving my chapters a final passover before publication! He is equal parts terrible and wonderful, and I am thankful for every bit of it.
Anon goes to visit the changelings' hive; unfortunately, there's some slight culture shock...
After an unfortunate encounter with Ocellus, Anon is prompted by Twilight Sparkle to visit the changelings. Sure, she may have read about the shapeshifting bug-horses, although she's never really interacted with many. After leaving Ponyville, having been seen off by her close friend, Thunderlane, she arrives at her destination and is greeted by a rather curious sentry...
Kinks Include: Interspecies, Female on Male, Male on Female, Masturbation, Vaginal, Outdoor Sex, Knotting, Creampies, Very Minor Cumflation (Cum Inflation)
Hatter's Lye made an animation inspired by this story! You can find it on MrTektite's patreon. Feel free to check it out!!! Also...Yes, Anon is a woman...
Kryostase, one of many changeling Guards, is taking part in a playful tournament against Equestria's best. But when he's put up against Flash Sentry for the final round, things go awry when his dirty secret is exposed for everyone to see...
[Note: This story was a commission for Kryostasis, and is an M/M clopfic featuring themes like exhibitionism, small penis humiliation, teasing, sexual combat, penis size comparison, and lots of gay smut. Reader discretion is advised.]
It's been a while since Queen Chrysalis, leader of the Changeling Kingdom, offered a conditional surrender and Peace Treaty with Princess Celestia. Following that surprising turn of events, the two nations have gone to great lengths to make amends and work together. Fortunately for both leaders, their Guards were able to assimilate with one another fairly well after months of effort.
Because of that, it wasn't too long before combatants from both sides were able to spar against one another in playful competition whenever they were together. At Canterlot's Royal Guard barracks, an impromptu tournament was in play as players from both nations went one-on-one to see who had the best fighters in their class. By the end of the day, only one Guard remained from each side: Flash Sentry from the Crystal Empire, and Kryostase from the Changeling Kingdom.
Kryo may have been confident in his abilities against Flash, even though the pegasus had quite the physical advantage in comparison to the changeling's more trickster-like tactics. However, as the final match grew more heated, and the teasing intensified from both sides during their sparring, it wasn't long before one of them would slip up. And unfortunately for Kryo, being held down by Flash would turn out to be the least of his worries...
A Changeling awakes in the Everfree Forest; a Changeling who used to be a human.
Beyond Earth and beyond the Universe within which Earth exists there is a place full of love; the richest mine of love that can be found, as it is seen by those capable of utilizing it...
Within that place, specifically a part of it called the Everfree Forest, awakes one such creature: a Changeling; specifically, a Changeling who had been a human on Earth the day before. How will he survive in a body that literally needs love for nourishment, while in a world that is now wise to the Changelings' tricks and has branded them evil? Better question: Will he be able to change more than his physical appearance?
These questions are not the only thing that will plague him, for the hows and whys of his arrival and transformation are in a hurry to reveal themselves, and Equestria's heart will stop as it waits for its fate to be decided.
Now with a side story (with more to come) from other characters' POV! POV: MANE SIX
Fawful comes back, but not just the Mushroom Kingdom...he goes to equestria too, so Mario Luigi Discord Twilight and Starlow must work together to stop him from geting the Infastar!
Fawful returns and splits a void between the Mushroom kingdom and Equestria, searching for the Infastar! so Mario, Luigi, Twilight, Starlow, and Discord must work together to stop Fawful, save the mane six, and stop the worlds from colliding forever! Cover photo done by yours truly, and I apologize for the atrocious quality, it's the only way I could get it on the site. Also, this story might contain spoilers for the Mario and Luigi games. Mostly with the music I'll be linking. So be warned. "I, Fawful...Will return..." "Maybe I can help..." "Who are you?!" "I am, The Dark Star...I still reside within you, ya know..." "Wait...so you can revive Fawful?" "Yes...but you must do this one thing..." (Rated teen for mild swearing, violence, alcohol usage, inappropriate jokes, mention of torture, and people die!)
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Shining Armor finds out that the pony he loves and wanted to marry is indeed not who he thinks she is...
EDIT: Forgot to add the 'Death' tag for some non-graphically mentioned deaths in the first chapter.
After the events of A Canterlot Wedding, Shining Armor learns that the pony he's come to truly love – and whom he asked to marry him – was not the real Cadence at all, but instead the Queen of the Changelings. The real Cadence indeed still views him as only a friend.
Shining then heads to the Badlands to find the Queen to set some things straight...as well as to tie up some loose ends. Upon finding her, however, things do not go according to the Queen's expectations...
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Contains: Lots of feels, some deaths (mentioned non-graphically) discussions about changeling anatomy, ovipositor fellatio, cunnilingus, anatomically correct equine genitalia (for Shining), unusual genitals [ovipositor (penis-like egg-laying tube) and glowing vulva for Chrysalis], penis/ovipositor contact,horn fellatio,magic ovipositor stimulation, lots of discussion of Changeling reproduction, pleasurable cervical penetration, external oviposition (egg laying) including unusual/glowing 'cum', vaginal sex with internal cumshots – and tons of cuddling.
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Credits:
Original story outline and all Illustrations, including cover art, are by Loveless Nova and novelized by me, LegionofPony.
Special thank you to Koekelbag for his proofreading and editing of this story, as well as giving me a few ideas throughout the editing process to improve the story.
Another commission for Loveless. Thank you for the second commission!
Heritage. It's what defines character. For Chrysalis, it's about what it is to be a changeling. For Michael Spriggs, it's about finding out his past is not as it seems. The love between father and daughter will be tested, their bon
Michael Spriggs is invited to Equestria so he may visit his daughter, the budding changeling Chrysalis in the midst of her teen years. He's missed her terribly in the month since she left, but Luna visited him and offered him the opportunity to traverse worlds and see his little pumpkin.
He is shocked to discover the ponies have been watching Earth for a long time and are preparing to make first contact with Earth. However, his concerns lay fully on the purpose of his visit to this strange world. Fully intending to return home, Michael will follow his daughter in her choice to go out and seek other changeling hives to learn about herself.
Join them, a sorceress, an overweight changeling, and the Sun and the Moon as they venture deep into the greatest lair of the changelings and meet the mysterious Empress of the Changelings. There are secrets, personal quests, discoveries, and the simple desire to survive the odd things this world has in store for a simple human.
Not all is as it seems as changeling eyes are upon father and daughter; watching, waiting...
Rated T for language, violence, sensuality and gore. MLP:FiM is owned by Hasbro. MLP:FiM was created by Lauren Faust. OCs are mine unless specified.
This will be updated as changes occur.
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A middle aged brony finds herself inexplicably replacing Chrysalis as the new queen of the hive a few decades before a certain pony prophesy comes to fruition. Now the new queen must decide what direction to take the kingdom she inherited..
A middle aged brony inexplicably replaces Chrysalis as a new changeling queen some decades before the fruition of a certain pony prophesy. Now the new queen must figure out how to manage a kingdom that has been in a slow, seemingly irreversible, decline for the past several thousand years.
