What would have usually been a sunny day in Ponyville, was now a place of gloom and despair.
The ponies knew something was up ever since a few ponies around town had been disappearing, and with the recent news of the esteemed pegasi, the Wonderbolts disappearing, Equestria seemed to just continue going downhill.
Two lover ponies,
oath2order and
Superpenguin, were strolling through the Everfree Forest at the dead of night, happily trotting along. Unfortunately, lately all the disappearances of ponies had been reported as happening in the very same forest and
oath2order would be no exception. Superpenguin let his partner get a little ahead of him in a friendly race, but only to allow him to strike. With a flash,
oath2order was struck dead as his "partner"
Superpenguin revealed himself as a changeling. Too bad a nearby timberwolf wasn't a fan of changelings.
Meanwhile,
Horus, Natty and
VillageDweller were discussing the disappearances in the town hall, and what they should do to try and protect the small town of Ponyville. They had called upon the best ponies around to come to their aid, but before they got there the three slowly became aware of a growing dark presence around them. Before they could escape, a horde of changelings got to them and viciously ripped them apart in the middle of the hall, after which they shrouded themselves into the shadows once more to prepare their next attack. The ponies they had called upon to help turned up, but they were too late to save the three ponies. In a scurry of thinking what to do, they realised they had to take charge and protect the town themselves, without the aid of their leaders, and had to find the evildoers before they consumed all of Equestria.
oath2order (Lyra the Lover) would never finish his race with Superpenguin.
Superpenguin (Affectionate Changeling, Mafia Lover) was devoured by a hungry timberwolf.
Horus (Mayor Mare the Mayor) would never be able to lead the town to victory.
VillageDweller and Natty (Mr and Mrs. Cake the Masons) would never again bake their cakes.
You have until the end of Day 1 to vote a candidate for the lynch. You have 24 hours (and a bit) to lynch.
Day 1 will end 11pm BST (GMT) on Monday 15th September. (6pm EST.)