Just Another Day (Open to Anyone)

[Rapid Quill]

When Dr. Cutter didn't hear the beating of wings flapping and flying off, he concluded that they failed to take the hint. Mentally cursing, he slowly turned back around to find that they were both still standing there as though refusing to move; that or they were too scared to. If it was the latter, Cutter couldn't blame them. His race was pretty terrifying! He loved it! It made him feel powerful and important. 'course he would just be plain annoyed if it was the former. 'Stubborn fools,' is what he would think of them.

Again he looked them up and down. Gail still seemed terrified of him while the little pegasus remained quiet and brave. But what's this? The scaredy griffon appeared to have something of a backbone as she tried to make herself appear bigger and scarier than she once was; which actually worked on the changeling.

Feeling just a teeny bit nervous, Cutter stumbled over backwards landing in a large leaf pile causing the leaves to blow around in all directions while some remained behind landing on top of Cutter's head as well as the rest of his body. However, Cutter was much too upset and distracted to really care all too much. So there he remained sitting in the leaves not even bothering to move as the griffon threatened him and his well-being. His pointy changeling ears just flattened to the sides as a leaf landed on his nose tickling it. He gave a loud sneeze. During his sneezing fit, he changed form a couple of times before returning to his true changeling form. "Sorry, allergies. As a changeling I'm extra sensitive to this stuff due to my superior senses and whatnot. Please, continue," he sniffled not really noticing just how much sensitive info regarding his species he had just given out, rubbing his nose. After blowing his nose with a tissue, Dr. Cutter just sat there quietly hearing Gail out.

When he had thought she had finished, a long, tired sigh escaped the mad scientist. "I take it, you two are not very familiar with my type, so I'll go easy on you with this. First of all, I'm not going to attack you at least not right now, so you can both relax and stop freaking out. Secondly, I'm not some barbaric, heartless monster that steals your love all at once! Doing so would just be wrong and I'd like to think myself as a bit more sophisticated than that. Besides, you two are currently too...well-guarded. You're expecting me to attack, so I won't. I may be a lot of things, but I'm not stupid! I'm not about to run amok attacking every, single pony I meet in Canterlot! Not with the pony princesses so near! I've heard what they do with monsters! It's not pretty," he rather calmly admitted. He shivered and his ears flattened even more at the very thought of what the princesses may do to him should they discover him.

"No, that is not why I am here today. If you must know, I am just here to obtain the...harmless items on this list. Please, take it and see for yourself if you don't believe me," he anxiously revealed trembling all over as he nervously handed the griffon his shopping list. On it listed everyday chemicals as well as a few special chemicals one needed a permit for. Also on the list was sugar, honey, and sugary foods. The changeling had a large sweet tooth.

Again Gail spoke and Cutter mistook her offer to get him psychiatric help as an offer to help him take over all of Ponyville! As such his bright red eyes lit up with joy and feeling all happy, the changeling jumped out of the leaf pile zooming through the air before landing in front of them wearing a large smile on his face. "Really? You're going to help me take over Ponyville?! Oh wow, that would be great! Ya know for a second there I thought that maybe you were referring to like psychiatric help or something. Isn't that funny? So glad, that's not the case," Cutter exclaimed laughing. "Hey look, forget about it," he exclaimed wiping a tear from his eye due to laughing so hard, "if you two really don't trust me, feel free to accompany me on my shopping spree. I uh don't like admitting it, but I really wouldn't mind the company. Chauncy's great and all, but be nice to have some...other company every once and awhile." 

[TwiDashPie]

Silver looked back at the griffon who seemed to be trying to make herself bigger and scarier. It looked like it wasn't working until she turned back to the changeling and saw him becoming nervous and fell backwards into a large pile of leaves. She listened as the griffon said to her something along the lines of she didn't mean to speak for her and asked what her name was. "Silver Breeze, yours?" She replied before continuing to listen.

Silver turned back upon hearing the changeling start to talk. She listened as he said something about him being allergic to leaves, that could be useful in the future. She listened as he continued to go on about how we wasn't gonna fight them and that he was sophisticated and stuff. She kept listening, not saying anything, as he still went on about how her and the griffon we're too well guarded, after all, they were in Canterlot, home of the two princesses, Celestia and Luna. She watched as he shivered as he mentioned the princesses, he was definitely afraid of them or afraid of what they might due to him. Silver kept listening as he explained he was here to get some things and handed his list to the griffon. She then turned her attention back to the griffon after hearing her try to calm the changeling down and offer psychiatric help, which he probably needed a lot. Then back to the changeling who thought she was asking if she could help him take over Ponyville. Wait, he's planning to take over Ponyville!? She thought to herself before continuing to listen. She listened as he said they could accompany him on his shopping trip. Silver sighed, there was no way she was going with him, she'd had enough chaos for one day. "I'd love to accompany you." Wow, once again her mouth betrayed her. 

[HighSpeedChase]

"The name is Gail," the griffon said to the Pegasus, but then continued her speech. Once she was done, she noticed the changeling give her a shopping list for his sweet tooth. She tilted her head in confusion, but then accepted it. He went on about how he wasn't going to attack them, nor take their love because he wasn't selfish like that. Gail realized she completely over reacted, and immediately felt a little bad. Not only did she embarrasses herself in this odd argument, but she embarrassed the other two ponies she was talking to. She didn't notice until now that almost everypony in the area was staring at the trio.

Gail thought for a second, taking in all the things she freaked out about and everything that the changeling said. She started to connect the dots in her head. Everything that she was freaking out about made no sense. Why would a changeling change his form in Cantorlot, of all places, in front of everypony in the city? As smart as he seemed, that plan would make not a lick of sense. Why would anypony think about that kind of plan in the first place? It seemed a little insane, and ignorant, and all those things in between. It kind of made her mad at herself. How could anypony be so stupid? She should start thinking what she says..

"Wow, I'm an idiot," she said aloud, face palming her forehead. "I'm so sorry for my ignorance and stupidity," she started again, groaning at how annoyed she is. "I should've took what I said and actually thought about what I was saying because I was being scared for no reason. Obviously you weren't going to do anything, that would be stupid. And knowing that you're incredibly smart, it wouldn't make sense for you to take our love or something along those lines.. So I'm sorry." After finishing her apologized, she took a breath.

The changeling said something about taking over Ponyville, and that made her blink very slowly. "What? That's not what I mean. I thought you were chill, but you just lost your-" she paused, seeing him laughing. Hopefully he was joking.. He offered, for trust, for her and Silver to accompany him in his shopping. The griffon sighed, seeing Silver agree to his antics. "Fine, sure, whatever. I had other things to do today, but to make up for my ignorance, I'll help you out."

[Rapid Quill]

It delighted Cutter that both the brave yet quiet pegasus and the grumpy griffon were willing to accompany him on his shopping trip and keep him company. He didn't want to admit it, but he really could use the extra company about now. His bright red eyes lit up revealing his sudden happiness. "Wow! Really you guys!? You really want to hang out with me? Gee nopony's ever really wanted to hang out with me before," he practically gushed. "Of course that probably has a lot to do with the fact that I'm an evil, hegemonic insane changeling! Once they find that one out, ponies tend to run the other way. Can't say I blame them, I am pretty scary," declared Cutter with an amused laugh.

The griffon then did a surprising, unexpected thing: she apologized to him for the way she freaked out. Cutter just looked at her, confused. "Hey, look, don't sweat it! You really don't need to apologize. I really am an evil, non-reformed changeling, after all, so believe me when I say you so didn't overreact. So um anyway, what's the catch? Come on there's always a catch and I have a feeling you guys didn't offer to help me just for fun. So what is it?" Cutter reassured once again insisting on his evil. In fact he repeated it so much, one might start to wonder why. Well, it wasn't just used to warn others of his evil possibly scaring them off in the process, it was also a mantra that he often used to reassure himself of his evil, conniving ways. He feared reform so much.

Gail then went on to inform him of the catch: that she would not be helping him take over Ponyville after all. Cutter's ears flattened to the sides. "Oh so you won't be helping me? Then why did you...?" The look on Gail's face told him he had quite been mistaken and realization donned on him that he perhaps said too much. Cutter's face paled and he started to hyperventilate. "Ack, you think I'm the bad kind of crazy, don't you? You want to take me to see some psychotic psychiatrist, don't you? And...and my plans! Ack, I cannot believe I told you both of them! Geez, what is wrong with me? And please for all that's dark in this world, don't answer that! That was a rhetorical question. But you both know of my longing desire to seize control of Ponyville. That is so not good," he ranted nervously as he began to back slowly away from the two. "Ya know on second thought, maybe I won't go shopping today. It can certainly wait! Besides, as you've just seen my shapeshifting isn't exactly working all that well right now. Didn't feed on enough love it seems. Oh gosh darn it, really was looking forward to hanging out with you guys, but sadly it just wasn't meant to be..." He then let out a sigh as he felt himself back straight into a tree. Some more leaves fell on his head prompting him to brush them off.

"Ya know for the record, I don't even like shapeshifting all that much! In fact I hate it! Not the ability itself. No, being able to turn into anything is great! It's just I hate that I have to do it! I literally have to look like somepony else before I can go anywhere lest I get chased out of town. But why am I telling you guys this for? You have no idea what it's like: being judged solely on your looks; having to constantly shapeshift just to feel halfways accepted even if it is all fake since the ponies you fool have no idea you are really a non-reformed changeling and if they did they'd hate your guts. Is it so wrong to say that I don't want to change for anypony? I like the way I look and I don't want to look like the...filthy traitor Thorax and all his filthy minions. They're so...sparkly. It's gross and rather unbecoming of a changeling. They were foolish to change! Tell me, how is that so wrong?" Cutter admitted looking almost sad. He was being pretty truthful too. This really was how he felt and part of the reason he refused to reform.

[TwiDashPie]

Silver stood there listening to them both talk, Gail about how she was apologizing to him. Then, the changeling about how she doesn't really need to apologize and that he's evil and he thinks there's a catch. She opened her mouth to say something, however Gail cut her off and told him the catch; that she wouldn't be helping him take over Ponyville. She shut her mouth and continued to listen when the changeling started to talk again. She listened to him talk about how he realized he just accidentally told them he was planning to take over Ponyville. She listened as he went on that he wasn't gonna go shopping anymore. She also watched as he fell back into a tree. She once again listened as he went on about how he hates shapeshifting, well, "like it all that much" was what he said, but, Silver took it as the same thing.


Silver snapped out of her thoughts when she heard him say that they have no idea what it's like to be judged on your looks. She sighed before walking a bit closer to him. "Yea, I probably wouldn't understand anything about looks, but, I do understand what it's like to be judged by the way you act. You probably don't care what others think of the way you act, however, some ponies do care what others think of the way the act. Also by some, I mean one, and by one, I mean me. I've spent my entire life hiding from others worried of what they think of me. So, yea, maybe I do understand in some way." She said before looking away, being regretful that she had just opened up to this changeling. 

[HighSpeedChase]

Gail was taken aback when the changeling started figuring out what she actually meant for wanting to "help". He ranted on about how he was stupid for telling the two females about his plans. It kind of made Gail feel bad, knowing that the so called "bad guy" had feelings too. She was here, standing like a bully towards a unreformed changeling who just wants to be proven as amazing. Now she knew what it felt like to be in the bully's shoes.

When Gail was younger, she moved to a town full of ponies. Of course she got bullied for being different. No pony would leave a stray griffon cub to the side. Someone at to confront the different individual in the pack. She probably has been called all the names in the book, just for her appearance. Finally she stood up for herself after a troublesome year, and became the bully herself. That could probably explain why she was so rude to regular ponies. Of course she still had a nice side of her, like feeling bad for others when they're feeling down or out of place. That's only because she's been there herself of course, but she still felt bad. So when the changeling was saying something about having to change to not get chased, or just get judged on appearance, Gail's heart warmed up a little bit.

The griffon stepped more forward towards the changeling, trying to keep a warmer stance to not seem intimidating. "Look, dude. I know exactly what you're goin' through. When I was little, I moved to Cantorlot, m'kay? And you know what the first thing those snobs did? They bullied me, called me names, y'know, all that stuff," she paused for a second to thing. Was she being too open? She always had a fear of telling others her passed, but she felt like she needed to, just to comfort the poor guy. "I had to change my whole shy, kind, quiet personality and give myself a new griffon to be. Now I'm a grouchy, rude, boastful creature like my species is supposed to be, and I kind of hate it. I try and change, but I get negative feedback, so I'm here now. I think I can totally relate to you," she finished in a soft voice.

Gail then decided to speak about Thorax and the reformed changelings. "I see where you're comin' from, homie. They probably changed so they can show Equestria to not fear them. I don't really know too much 'bout 'em, but I can see by the way you are, you wouldn't fit in with them. And that doesn't have to be a bad thing." The griffon got closer to him, putting her wing over his back. "So, since you told us all this stuff, I can trust you a little more," she said grinning.

[Rapid Quill]

ooc: Sorry for taking so long with this. Haven't been feeling all too great lately. Also been having some writer's block.

bic: Cutter was taken back completely as the two ponies closed in on him. Feeling like a trapped and wounded animal, the changeling lashed out at the two, hissing at them in warning while flickering his long tongue. He got into a defensive stance with his ears folded back and he stared them down. "Get back, I'm warning you! Just...just stay back and get away from me. If either of you had any sense you would just leave me alone and forget we ever met," he hissed as he continued to flicker his long snakelike tongue around.

Suddenly, the two did something Cutter did not expect: they opened up to him and not just a little, but a lot! Moved by their gesture of unexpected kindness and trust. Cutter relaxed some. "Huh, you guys aren't at all what I expected. I uh I've got to admit that I never dreamed that either of your species would understand where I am coming from here," Cutter admitted as Chauncy made herself at home on the top of his head. As a thought occurred his face darkened. "Even so, how can I trust either of you not to turn me in or tell on me after this little meeting of ours is over? You know of my plans. Of my intent. So, what's stopping you?" he asked them, paranoid.

Gail then went on to tell him something he already knew: that he wouldn't very well fit in with reformed changelings. He chuckled softly. "Yeah, tell me something I don't know. I so don't like those guys. They had the gall to follow Thorax and betray our Queen and for what? To transform into sparkly faeries to better appeal to the pony majority? Thanks, but no thanks," he snorted, bristling with anger at the very thought of it. A sigh escaped him. "I try so hard to remain loyal to my queen. I think...I think she'd be pretty pleased with what I am trying to do here. She'll probably even promote me for my loyalty and efforts," he mused smiling.

Slightly on the skittish side, he sort of jumped as Gail placed her large wing around him. Seeing it was only her wing, he just looked at her and relaxed yet again. He wasn't sure how to react to her suddenly trusting him. "Are you sure that's wise?" he inquired in a hushed whisper as he looked uncomfortably around them. Cutter wasn't sure if he liked this...trust idea. Is that not one of the steps to their...disgusting friendship? Just the mere thought of...friendship and engaging in it himself made him feel all sick. Plus, in doing so would he not undergo the same sparkly metamorphosis his fellow changelings underwent?

[TwiDashPie]

OOC: Sorry this took so long, I had a bit of a writer's block. I'm good now though.

Silver Breeze couldn't deny she had never been in a situation like this before. It was a very interesting situation that seemed to have gotten more worse by the minute. After all, it was only a mere hour and a half ago that she had spotted a normal argument between another "pony" and a griffon, but her curiously had gotten the best of her and things have just escalated from that. She was now barely paying attention to anything the changeling and the griffon were saying or doing. She was far too lost in her own thoughts to even think about paying attention. She hated that she had gotten herself into this, a situation that seemed to have no end or even possibility of escaping it. It's not that she didn't like these two, or, well, she wasn't too fond of the changeling, but the griffon she liked, anyway, it's not that she didn't like them, it's just...she didn't want to be apart of this anymore. She already didn't like this situation when it began, but now, she hated it. All she wanted was to go home, she regretted interfering in the first place, she should've just gone home.

Silver came out of her thoughts to see Gail had put her wing over the changeling, who asked her if she was sure her action was wise. Silver didn't care anymore though, she had already thought of a solution to this problem of being stuck in this situation, it wasn't good or nice, but, she was getting desperate. So, she opened her wings and took off, being as silent as she could be, trying to not get noticed by the two. When she thought they weren't looking, she zoomed off through the sky. She headed toward Ponyville flying as fast as she could. She hated and regretted that she had just left them there, but it was too late now. So, she fought back her own tears and kept flying.