Summoning Equestria (Hiatus)

Protocol 66

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=///Crystal Empire, Estovakia Province, Rainbow Falls City, 1904 hours\\\=

In a city in the eastern province of the Crystal Empire, lies a house. The house and the family who lives in it looks like a normal family from the outside, but on the inside, it contains a very dark secret.

On the sofa in the garden terrace of the house, a pony named Crystal Varado can be seen sitting down on it. He is a crystal pony stallion, having a light-red coat and bright-golden mane. He is known by his family and everyone in the town as a friendly and gentle pony, one who desires nothing but a peaceful life. In truth, everything is just a façade. His real name is actually Thorax, and he's a changeling. Deep in thought, he sits on the sofa, reflecting upon the years he has spent in disguise.

Several years ago, he and his brother, Pharynx, kidnapped the real Crystal Varado when he went to mine for crystals in a local cave. After locking him up in a cocoon back in the central hive, Thorax was tasked with taking on the identity of Crystal Varado to prevent suspicions that the real one had been kidnapped. For 4 years, Thorax has been disguising and adapting himself to pony society.

Most of the time, Thorax has been playing the role of a caring father and a loving husband. He took care of Varado’s wife, Amber Laurel, and her daughter, Cloudy Spinel, to prevent their suspicions. Though, as time went on, and he began to know them on a personal level, he didn’t want to admit it, but he genuinely loved and cared for them both.

The moment he took the identity and stepped into Crystal Varado’s household for the first time, he had been tackled by Cloudy Spinel. Crystal Varado’s daughter showered him with love, lots of love, and showed excitement that her “father” had returned from the mines after a long time. She had told him stories of how her day went, and went on and on about how her friends managed to topple a tree down onto an unsuspecting empty shopping stand. 

Safe to say that Thorax, or Crystal Varado, had to pay for the damages on his first day.

Then came Amber Laurel, Crystal Varado’s wife. She was watching from a small distance as she witnessed the heartwarming scene. She had chuckled when her “husband” and daughter tumbled to the floor when Cloudy Spinel pounced on him. Approaching the pair, Amber Laurel warmly greeted the disguised Thorax, affectionately planting a kiss on his forehead.

Thorax, or Crystal Varado, was surprised by the gesture, but returned it in kind for fear of being found out so early into his disguise. On the very first day of Thorax’s task, he had already been shown more love than the years he spent back at the hive.

In the first weeks, Thorax interacted with “his” family, doing whatever he can to not raise suspicion. But, as time went on, and weeks turned into years, he honestly felt like he had a wife and daughter to protect and care for.

Thorax went through a lot during those years. To the time when he fixed Cloudy Spinel’s bike when it broke apart, when Ambel Laurel needed help with the garden, and to the time when he even had to fight off 3 thugs to defend his family during a home invasion. He almost lost that fight if it weren’t for Cloudy Spinel dropping a vase on top of the last thug’s head.

Thorax smiled as he went through those memories. Even with the sudden event of being teleported to a new world and losing his homeland, he honestly couldn’t care less.

"Honey, the dinner is ready~!" Amber Laurel's voice can be heard from within the house. 

Crystal Varado snapped out of his memories and turned towards the house. "Oh, I'm coming, Amber!"