You Found an Evil Changeling's Cave (Jump In)

[Dark Spectrum]

{Juuumpin' in...NOW! Chrysie's brother is on the case...grumpily...suure hope none ye' mind...}
{Edit; Just caught up on the current story up to here. Seems interesanté...}

"Ugh...Everfree forest. Finally. Seems a series of events just HAD to prevent me from finding here sooner," Spectum half-complained, half-informed himself. His sister, the Changeling Queen herself, had told him the night of the changelings' escape that they had done so, somehow knowing confidently that they were in the Everfree Forest, which baffled him."...hm. Maybe she's got some sort of telepathy with her subjects. Who knows? I'm no changeling...or...maybe she...bah, I don't know. Let's just find out what these ones are up to..." he says as he wanders about Everfree for a few moments, before hearing the group nearby. Quietly-to himself-he wonders what the commotion was, and swiftly moved toward the group, still out-of-sight due to the thick gorse and bushes around him.

[Dark Hooves]

If we keep our disguises, we'll be fine.

[Dark Spectrum]

He finds the group of ponies, carrying Wings back to ponyville. Still hidden and figuring, he casts a spell which interrupts changeling magic, making them glow faintly. "Aha...there's one, then." he thinks to himself silently, noting Zira being the only glower.

[Dark Hooves]

Something isn't right, my mana suddenly stopped flowing. She readies herself for an ambush.

[LunarDusk]

Azure rapidly turned around electrifying his gauntlet.
"Trouble? Where?!" he whispered

[Dark Spectrum]

(Ooh. They're all on edge, eh? THIS should be interesting then...) He thought to himself, before stepping out a little behind the group, calmly. "Greetings, fellow ponies. Might I ask as to why all five of you are now leaving the forest here, as well as what happened to that one? He motions to Wings as he finishes the question.

[LunarDusk]

Azure looked to the left at Zira before turning back at the new face not moving.
He was wondering if this could be a likely friend, a foe, or someone related to the foal napper.

[Dark Hooves]

Who are you and why are yoout following us?

[Dark Spectrum]

"I believe I asked a few questions first, but no matter. I am Lord Dark Spectrum, brother to the Changeling Queen, Chysalis, and co-ruler of the Changeling Kingdom, Cretaceous. I'm out here because my dearest sister told me there were a few changelings who fled the kingdom to this area here. Don't ask how she knew that-I have no idea myself. However, recent...encounters have relayed that there is a foal-napper who seemingly lives in the Forest, here...and apparently is also a changeling...I suppose I'm here for both reasons, whether they're related cases or not...now then, might I at least acquire your names, then? Perhaps then you'd say what's occurring."

[Dark Hooves]

She changes to her changeling form unable to maintain the shapeshift.

I am Akira, former second in command of the queen.

[Dark Spectrum]

"Oh? What are you doing out here? Be it personal business, I won't intrude, but...if you could oh-so-kindly elaborate on your reasonings...
He stops casting the spell interrupting Akira's magic.

[Dark Hooves]

I'm no longer with the queen, I only want to live my life in peace.

[Maplewood]

Maple had been very far behind and didn't notice the new pony as he walked out his armour so how still shining.

[LunarDusk]

"..."

[Dark Spectrum]

"Well, you could have submitted an official request to the royal council to retire from command...though, you would have had to wait until someone was able to inherit your rank...I suppose I understand why you left as you did, but you could have at least requested before taking off..."

[Dark Hooves]

I have doubts about the queen, she is too cowardly to even maintain order amongst the changelings. That is why I left.

[Maplewood]

"so are we there..." maple went silent Apon seeing the new pony

[LunarDusk]

"....." Azure showed no signs of keeping his eyes nor gauntlet which could possibly be a taser out of Spectrum.

[Dark Hooves]

Sensing her mana flowing she changes back to Zira.

We rescued this pony from a rogue changeling. We're almost to Ponyville.

[Dark Spectrum]

"...well...perhaps I may accompany you further. Then we may discuss more information, madam. I'll not take you back to the kingdom if you wish-and even if you were brought back, you wouldn't be punished-I'd make sure of that if the issue came up. Now, who is this pony?" He motions to Zira's disguise."And I'd still like to know all of your names, by the way, if acceptable," looking around at everyone else in the scene.