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@@slimmyjimjim, Nexus beamed with a renewed vigor, looking down at his changeling friend. "I actually am not quite sure. I believe I was...feeding off your love. I must of gotten that ability when I became a hybrid." Nexus thought a moment, and decided to test something. He shifted-slightly slower than normal-into Parcel. Nexus looked at his hooves, amazed. "Looks like I can change form as well." He said in Parcels voice.

@, I feel kind of stupid for asking, but when you say mind wipe, do you mean forgetting about the spell, or total amnesia? Also, what side effects do refer to, so I know what to write. I have a few ideas, but wanted your input.

How much time have you totaled on this forum? You can find out on your profile page. I have totaled 46d 16h 51m 54s That can't be that much time, in comparison to others here. What about you?

And with that, I throw my hat into the ring. If you know Nexus' back story, then you will see him can on some level sympathize with Darkwood. But I agree that

I kid, I would NEVER say anything so mean. I simply find this funny, not at ALL related to the RP. Nope.

@@slimmyjimjim, (Retcon protocol Alpha-Beta 5 initiated. Please stand by.) PARCEL Tears streamed freely from the changelings eyes, at the sight of his dead friend. Nexus had unknowingly sacrificed himself to kill the commander of this invasion, and to drive back the bulk of the invasion force. Some changeling remain, and have gone into a feral state, attacking anypony in sight with no care for self preservation. a statement rang through Parcels head. "Parcel, before I go...c-can you...change into Meryl. I...want to hold her one last time. Can you do that, Parcel. Please?" The changeling approached slowly, sobbing as he went. He would grant his friend his final wish. Even posthumously. He shifted into the little bat filly, and worked himself under the hybrids good arm-the one not bloodstained. He continued to sob, pulling the arm around him, minding the claw. He brought himself to his side, and just lay there, mourning his loss. He was so lost in this, he didn't even notice when the eye on his chestplate began to glow. NEXUS Nexus floated in a void. He wasn't sure how he got there, but he didn't really care for the details. Eventually, he saw two things appear before him. One was a blob of white, almost resembling a gateway. The other looked like a planet. The planet was home of a country known as Equestria. Nexus regained control of his wings-which for some reason were normal here, he wasn't a hybrid in this place-and began flying forward. Eventually he reached the fork in the road, and had to pick a path. After some contemplation, he decided to fly to the right, towards the planet. It just felt natural to him. Like he belonged there. Soon he picked up speed, a LOT of speed, until he was a fireball, crashing into the planet. He fell towards Equestria, towards the central area, towards Ponyville, towards the hospital, landing squarely on a dead hybrid pony, in heavy armor. Everything went white. Soon the hazed cleared, and Nexus slowly opened his changeling like eyes. He remembered this feeling. He felt it briefly when he attached a line to both Virus and Parcel, back in his mind. He also felt love. A lot of it. Love for Luminati, love for ponykind, love for him. And he felt himself getting restored by it. He was...feeding. He glanced over to see Meryl cuddling up to him, sobbing into his armored side. He felt it was Parcel, and it...he didn't seem to notice. He soon saw his bad foreleg heal, the bloodstains vanishing. Soon, he was back to full strength, and pulled his line from Parcel. He felt that, and looked up, seeing Nexus get to his hooves. His patch glowed again, his claws coming to life with lightning. Nexus shot him a grin. "Looks like we're even now." He said in a upbeat tone. A tone not heard in 16 years.

@@slimmyjimjim, Nexus found himself on Parcels back, being carried out of the hospital. It was dawn, and the changelings were in retreat. He looked around, and saw a that Parcel was crying, as was Luminati. Nexus realized that he was partially wrong. Changelings are mindless monsters because their queen forces them to be. Because their hunger compels them. But when a changeling overcomes that, that influence, that drive, they can be just as great as normal ponies. Maybe not all changelings deserve to die. But the one that Nexus spotted attacking Luminati, that one definitely deserves death. He slid off Parcels back, and began to wobble his way to the mare. He tripped occasionally, but finally made it. Just in time too, she looked almost drained. Nexus swung his claw into its gut, and within seconds, it was dead. That...took the rest of his energy. He crumbled to the floor, next Luminati. He looked up into the sky, and managed to choke out. "See you guys soon." Nexus closed his green changeling eyes and went limp. Nexus Tersona, the batpony that became a changeling hunter in the quest for revenge. The pony that endured the last 16 years full of regret and misery, who came to the small town of Ponyville, and fought of a powerful changeling in his mind, and in the flesh. The pony that became a hybrid, so that he would not hurt the first friend he made since the clan. Nexus Tersona, the batpony to walk through Tartarus and back, was dead. His claws stopped coursing lightning, the patch on his eye no longer glowed. He lay motionless in his father's Personal Guard armor, which shined in the morning sun. The wound in his foreleg stopped bleeding, the purple substance resting on the wound.

@@slimmyjimjim, Nexus would have grinned at the screaming Virus, but the minute the beam went off, Nexus started screaming too, crumbling to the floor, writhing in pain. When the beam ended, and the changelings retreated, save for some savage ones, who attacked Ponyville to suck dry the first ponies they see, the hybrid pony known as Nexus laid on his back, breathing weakly, barely conscious. When Virus died, the piece of it that resided in Nexus died too. It drained him, and has left him near death. He turned his head, looking with the one green changeling eye that wasn't covered, towards Parcel and Luminati. He gave them a weak smile, glad that they were OK. He was happy that he accomplished something that he could not all those years ago. He stopped it this time. "P-Parcel." He said weakly. "Something happened...when he died...the piece of him within me died too." He paused to take a few breaths. "I...we...did it. We got him. The bastard that did all this." He smiled ear to ear, looking up at the ceiling. "That was...that was for you Dad. And for you Mom. And for Meryl, and for everypony that died that day. The day my life was thrown astray." He coughed badly, before turning to Parcel again. "I-I don't think I'm going to make it. I...I'm dying. B-but it was worth it. At last, I made the bastards responsible pay." He chuckled weakly. "Shame I never got to kill their queen, but what can you do?" He sighed deeply, looking at his jet black hooves. He turned to see his transparent bat wings. And the purple blood stains on his foreleg. "Parcel, before I go...c-can you...change into Meryl. I...want to hold her one last time. Can you do that, Parcel. Please?" He figured that if he was going to die, he might as well do it in the arms of the filly he cared for like a daugher, and give Parcel whatever love he had left.

@@slimmyjimjim, The two adversaries just stood there for awhile, eyes locked. It wasn't until Nexus charged the changeling that things kicked off, and moved in for a swipe. He missed, and was greeted with a buck kick to the chest. The armor of the personal Guard took the brunt of the attack, and Nexus flapped his wings, hovering to the ceiling and diving down. Although he missed the stab, he did manage to cut its side, causing it to yelp in pain. It turned to face Nexus, who had landed, and began to fire off magical blasts. Nexus frantically dodged, but did get grazed in the right forelegs, drawing blood. The blood was not the usual red, but was not changeling green either.It was...purple? Why did he have purple blood? That was a question that would be answered later, for now, he needed to finish this. He got in close, and thus began about two minutes for both parties swiping and dodging, neither one landing a hit. Eventually, Virus grew tired of this, and shoved the hybrid back with a magic push. Nexus kept his footing, but was then tackled by the changeling commander. A ball of green energy began to grow on its horn. Nexus struggled fiercely, until he managed to get a hoof free. He stabbed his claw into its forelegs, causing it to cry out in pain, and drop the spell. The hybrid pulled back, seeing small arcs of lightning course through it, before kicking it off with both hindlegs. Virus hovered now, as its leg was too damaged to stand on it. It charged Nexus, while he thrusted his right claw forward, meeting the changeling in the gut for the fatal blow. (You write Virus' death and final words, and I will handle what happens to Nexus as a result to its death.)

@, I might decode it. Then again, it seems like the answers here will make themselves known eventually... Meh, I'm too lazy to decode stuff.

I must be missing something, as I have no idea how to decode dashes. Can I get a hint? Like are the names peppered in there or something? I am not seeing the pieces that need to be brought together.

I assure you that once I get into this, the posts will be less wall-of-text like. And it's interesting to see the heavily armed, 31 year old, changeling hunting bat pony going to an academy. That's a rare sight :]

I have to go to state testing at 9AM. I don't know how long I will be gone but I will try to post before I leave. Also, Nexus' character page has been updated. His personality is completely different than what it said before, and his backstory has changed slightly.