Thread 17: Stories 16-30

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>Chrysalis
"10"
{BBB}
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Idly, Chrysalis began to wonder if it was possible for her to do stuff in a non-evil-looking fashion.

She just wanted to meet with someone, really, it totally wasn't supposed to mean anything. But even she would have to admit that skulking about in this shadowy corner not far from the castle, but far from any possible prying eyes, would look suspicious. Maybe she needed help...

>Who do I even talk to about that? Is there a support group for this?... What the hell would you call that?

"QUEENY!"

>No no, that's...

{BZZZT! HEL-LO, INSECTOID DISGUSTING PEST QUEEN!}

>...The fuck did he just-

"Ha! Sorry, he's got funny programmin'."

{EXTERMINATE!}

*CLICKCLICKCLICKCLICK!*

"Wow, glad I had him shoot everything at the big monster. Speakin' of, did you notice the monster? Looked like a really big Changeling, kinda hard ta' miss."

>Nope. I saw her.

"Great!... That all you wanted?"

>No.

"Oh."

>Did you get what I asked for?

"Yep yep yep! BBB! Take it away!"

{DISPENSING!}

Photo after photo printed out of his mouth, and once those stopped rows of paper began to come forth.

Chrysalis was grinning like the Cheshire Cat when she examined them.

>Gooooddd.... goooooooooddd... yes, these will do nicely.

"I hope so, took a looooottta work ta' get them."

>You have done very well, 10. Your hive is most appreciative of your efforts.

"...Thanks?"

>Here...

A flare of green magic, and suddenly a large bag floated before the smaller Changeling.

>A reward for your work.

"WHOA! Uh, that's... that's a lot of bits!"

{BZZT! SCANNING..... CONFIRMED, AMOUNT IS SUFFICIENT TO BE CONSIDERED "A LOT"}

>Now run along, off to go do more work. If you find anything more like this, do come and see me?

"Sure, Majesty!"

>Such a good little worker. Off you go.

And off she did go, oblivious to the wide grin getting even wider on the Queen.

>Soon.... very soon... I can turn back the tide. Mwahahah ...AHAHAHAH!

...

>...Wow, I do have a problem.
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>29
"MM"
'Zecora'
[Trixie]
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>Oooohhh, my head...

"GAH!"

>GAH!

[GAH!]

'...Done?'

>W-where... where am I?

"Zecora's hut."

>...Are you serious? Why aren't I in a hospital!?

"Ponyville was too far away."

>We were supposed to run to Canterlot!

[Er, Canterlot is mostly... uh... not there anymore.]

That set him off.

'Sit down you fool, cease your fighting! I will rip out your teeth if you start biting!'

>N-no! No I have to go! My hive is-

"Fine! They're all fine. ALL of them."

>...E-even...

"56 is just fine, calm down."

>Oh... oh, good... What about Ponyville?

'Your burning sacrifice was not in vain! Though the attack itself caused her little pain. Still, it was enough to send her astray. For Ponyville, at least, you saved the day.'

>Oh!... Neat... hmmm? Oh, hey, what did you... ah... SHIELD YOUR EYES!

Instinctively, two of them complied. Unfortunately...

[THE GREAT AND POWERFUL EYES! THEY BURN! THEY BUUUUUURRRN!]

>Yeah, turns out, THREE of them wanted to see a giant monster movie before they kicked it... so... yay? I'm ahead of schedule.

[AHHHHHH!]

>Yay.

"Oh, er, by the by... you might not want to go back to Canterlot for, um, a while. A long while."

>...

"Yeah, the parts that are still there? Mostly dicks. Loooottta dicks."

'Of your safety, they had not a care. To go back into the city would unwise, do not dare.'

>...Meh, I hated that place anyway. But all my hive are still kicking, my job is secure, and my apartment is still there, so... yeah, this is a win for me. Good day.

"...Most of Canterlot was destroyed and Celestia got punched in the face by a dinosaur changeling."

>Goood.... good day.

[AHHHHHHH!]

>You said it.
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>SA
"???"
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>Ooof... I need some sleep. Feels like I swallowed a rib... Hm, Cadence back yet? I could use some Caddy-cuddles... might need to get a guard for-

*SMASH!*

>Okay, that door is expensive. You guys can't keep smashing it. Do you have any idea how expensive a massive chunk of solid crystal is-

"AHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAAAAAAAA!"

>...

"FOOOOOOOOOOOLISH LUMIONUS SHIELD! I HAVE HEARD OF YOUR GREAT VICTORY OVER THE FORCES OF EEEEEEEEEVVVVVVVVVVIIIIIIIILLL!"

>...

"WITH YOU SUPER-MIGHT, YOU BROUGHT LOW THE GREAT BEAST, CHITANIA!"

>...Oh dear Celestia, her name does sound like a Supervillains, doesn't it?

"I WISHED TO BRING YOU THEEEEEESE, TO AID IN YOUR RECOVERY OF... of...."

>Unsnapping?

"Yeah. Wow, I went off on a tangent there Dang. Oh, here! Flowers! Crissy said flowers are good for recovering ponies."

>Did you get these from my garden?

"...Where else do you get flowers from? It's not like anyone would just BUY something you can find in the ground? There's no market for it!"

>...

"...Oh! Uh, Two says my hair is good for hugging. You want hugs?"

>...Sure.

"AAAAAAAHHHHAHAHAHA! AT LAST! I HAVE YOU WITHIN MY GRASP- no, stop it! It is a hug!"

>That it is.

"Ahhh, better?"

>Much. Thanks, Maney.

"AHHHAHHAHAA! NEXT TIME, LUMINOUS SHIELD! NEXT TIME, SUMMON ME FORTH WHEN YOU FACE THE MONSTERS HIGH, AND I SHALL UNLEASH MY FULL POWER UPON THEM! The power.... OF THE MAAAAAAAANE-IAC AHAHAHA! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA!"

>Don't go through the-

*CRASH!*

>-wall... shoot... My budget is going to be crazy this month.
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>applejack
"Celestia"
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>An'... Shinin's offerin' aid from tha Crystal Empire an' Twi's got some new ideas fer an easy to install super lift system ta help ferry supplies up an' down tha mountain. Still, reconstruction cost is gonna set up back a whole lot, an' Ah dunno if we kin budget this easily.

"... That's it?"

>Huh? Oh, yeah, tha's mah report on tha cost estimates. Ah mean it ain' pretty-

"So... no pointing hooves or horns at a specific somebody?"

>Uhh... Noo... Ah'm jus' tellin ya what all we're starin' down. Ah mean we're probably gonna need more aid fer this, maybe cut taxes ta big corporations a bit an' give some incentives fer them to invest in-

"Come! Out with it!"

>Uh, out wit' wha'?

Celestia jumps on top of her desk

"Say it! Just say it! I haven't heard it in too long! Not from you and it's weirding me out!"

>Say wha'? Princess, have ya'll lost yer mind?!

Applejack is telekinetically hoisted into the air by Celestia and brought nose to knows

"Say it! Tell me it's my fault! Tell me now so you can't spring it on me suddenly like a snake in my bed!"

>Uhh... Celestia-

Celestia drops Applejack and cartwheels out the window

"IT'S ALL MY FAULT! AHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

>... Ah'm not sure if she's finally gone mental 'r if this is jus' a new symptom o' the existin' illness.
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Darkness pervaded the corridor Queen Chrysalis walked down, with the almost utter destruction of Canterlot, it seemed like adequately lighting one of the farther reaches of the castle was very far down the list of priorities with the guard. Tonight had been a rollercoaster of victories and defeats, and it seemed like the ride was about to calm down, if only for a moment. It was all salvageable, obviously, all she needed was the proper opening and she'd be right back in the saddle (and hopefully at some point with a certain unicorn riding her).

Then why the hell did she feel so...uneasy?

The blade of a knife made of sharpened bone scraped on stone.

"Hello, your majesty," A voice at the same time calm and utterly dripping with spite.

Ah, that'd do it.

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It seemed for just a moment that the inside of the Great Hall would be something other than the epicenter of calamity and chaos in the ruined city of Canterlot. Plans were being discussed, agreements between peoples to assist in restoration, tentative strategies should the monster rear her ugly head once more.

Then of course, the door burst open and the Gun Club stumbled in.

"Where are they!?" Spike shouted, holding his still bleeding shoulder.

Twilight blinked and looked at the group, "Where are who Spike-wait, what happened!?"

"32 happened," 42 said venomously.

"The guy who tried to poison Chitania with a mushroom?" Dash tilted her head, "He seemed kinda...bad at stuff like that."

"He suckerpunched us," Tiara said, nursing a black eye, "Took 77's knife."

"He's after Chrysalis, we thought she was here," Spike growled, "We need to stop him."

Twilight gritted her teeth, then turned to the guards and changelings assembled.

"Spread out, find him before he finds her, work in pairs, don't try and fight him alone. Take him in alive if you can!"

The changelings were off in a second, the guards seemed more reluctant, but did as bade.

"I just don't understand what set him off," 77 mused stoically, "32 is the type to play the long game, not just rush off to confront his enemies head on."

"Uh, I think I got an answer to that," Dash said, scratching the back of her head, "He wasn't alone when he tried to poison Chitania, there was this guard with him."

"Pommel," The Gun Club said in unison.

"Yeah, and he kind of...fell down Chitania's throat. Poor kid's probably dead," Dash frowned, the implications of such a death not lost on her.

There was silence.

"...shit," Tiara's single word encapsulated their feelings, but soon they were turning around and rushing to find the changeling.

From nearby the unlikely duo of the Buffalo delegate and Gwendolyn looked on with interest.

"Should we assist?" The buffalo asked.

"Hell no, I don't know who 32 is, but I hope he stabs the bitch's eyes out," Gwendolyn's claw curled menacingly as she watched the Gun Club go.

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32's eyes regarded Chrysalis' moonlit form in the darkness, the two faced off for the first time since 32's 'extradition' back under the Queen's authority.

"Ok," Chrysalis smiled through gritted teeth, "You somehow managed to survive the onslaught, goody."

"45."

The knife scraped on the ground as 32 took a step closer.

"Excuse me?"

"93."

More scraping, more walking.

"Hey, Mr. Stalliongrad, enough with the numbers station shit, alright?"

"14, 71, 21, 68, 50, 44..."

32 stepped into the light of the moon, staring coldly into Chrysalis' eyes before lifting the knife with magic.

"88."

"...are you finished?"

The knife slashed at Chrysalis' throat, causing the Queen to hop back, snarling.

"Pommel. Those are the names of my friends, friends that have all died. Because of you."

Chrysalis glared at the changeling.

"You're delusional, I didn't kill anyone! The cave thing was an accident, just admit it!"

"Your incompetence and pettiness costs lives. Countless lives. Not just the lives of those I loved but the lives of so many others. And here you stand in the moonlight, continuing to scheme, to plot, and to try to elevate yourself. This can't go on, you need to die, for all our sakes."

"And you think you think you're up to task, Jerkjack? I'm still a Queen, and you're still just a drone, even after all that's happened you'd have to he crazy to think you could beat me!"

32 smiled, devoid of any true joy, his body tensed.

"Victory is when you breathe your last, whether I'm alive or not is unimportant."

"Then come and get me, Jerkjack, because I'm not ending today on a loss!"

32 charged, the knife held aloft by his magic as he ran towards Chrysalis. The Queen smirked, horn glowing as she threw a flurry magical blasts at the drone, who dodged them with surprising agility. The blasts traveled down the corridor, impacting the wall and covering it in scorch marks.

Chrysalis cursed to herself, she was probably going to get an earful for that later. And there would be a later, she told herself, all this little bastard had was a knife, she could easily-

The knife sailed past her ear, and something red, hard, and scaly slammed into her chest.

"OOF!"

The Queen Changeling was sent sprawling barely able to roll herself to her hooves as she tried to understand what happened.

The adolescent dragon that stood before her regarded her with a humorless smile.

"Too few of our kind don't understand the combat implications of our abilities," The thing spoke with 32's voice, "I blame you, of course."

"Combat shapeshifting," Chrysalis growled, "I was GONNA reintroduce it, eventually...the knife was a diversion?"

"An asset I'm keeping for future use," 32 smirked, engulfing himself in green flames and returning to his former state, "I want her name on your lips when I drag it across your throat."

The two foes circled each other warily, the hatred palpable in the air between them, vile and acrid to their senses. In another burst of green flame, 32's body became that of a short minotaur, stomping at the stone floor in anticipation of a charge, flaring his nostrils.

"A bit on the shrimpy side," Chrysalis smirked, "Don't worry, I'm sure it happens to everyone."

32 growled, true he was limited in size due to the confines of his magic, but his anger grew from the flippancy with which it was dismissed. In an instant he was charging for her, aiming to tackle her through the very window that illuminated most of their fight.

"Toro! Toro! Olè!" Chrysalis' baiting proved the undoing of her would-be assassin, as she deftly swooped out of the way and he crashed through the window, falling like so many rocks in a sack down towards the castle's garden.

Chrysalis smirked with superiority, her victory as sure as 32's body being a bloodied, glass-ridden mess on the ground below. Casually, she walked over to where the knife had clattered to the floor, examining the crude weapon.

"Note to self, have 77 frame this and get something with a bit more oomph to it..."

Then something connected in Chrysalis' mind, something she simply had been too smug to realize.

"Wait, why wasn't there a thud? He should have hit the ground by now!"

Turning she galloped back to the window, looking down to find emptiness where she had assured herself a broken body would be. With a growl her wings buzzed to life making her alight down within the garden.

"Alright, you're down here somewhere, come quietly and I'll give you a more lenient punishment for treason. Maybe make 42 pay you back only half the the headbutts she owes you."

There was a rustling in the bushes behind her, she turned and blasted it into a inferno of green flame, consequently fricasseeing the bird that had been hiding inside it.

"Great, now I'm going to have Buttersly on my ass too," Chrysalis muttered, turning to see a pegasus diving down at her.

Well, it was a pegasus when he started the dive, the claws that raked across her snout and drew blood, those were definitely gryphon, and the figure that crouched low and rocked her jaw with an uppercut had all the characteristics of a diamond dog.

The queen was sent sailing through the air, landing in a heap near a rosebush. With a groan she began to stir, eyes slowly focusing on the figure glowering at her a few yards away. 32's body shifted back into that of a changeling, revealing shards of glass stuck into his chitin as he glowered at the slowly rising Queen. Once again the knife levitated next to his face, the green glow illuminating his face and his murderous expression.

"Quick changing..." The Queen spat out, "Nobody likes a show off, Jerkjack."

"It took me quite some time to master it," 32's took a step forward, "I had intended to unveil it at the Fight Festival, but I find my taste for such things waning."

"Such a shame you can't get your head out of your ass," Chrysalis mused, "You could have been very useful to me."

"Playing the 'We can rule together' card, you highness? I guess that's my cue to finish you, if you've been reduced to begging."

"I. Don't. Beg-" Chrysalis began, then something flashed in her eyes, and she smirked, "You know what, yes, let's finish this, you little shit, once and for all."

The knife floating by his side, 32 charged, eyes intent, ready to kill the cause of all his misery, his hatred, his agony, he ran past, trees, bushes, flowers, ready to jam 88's knife into the Queen's throat and end it once and for all.

He caught the glint of metal in the corner of his eye a half second too late.

CLANG

Then everything went dark.

42 stood over the limp body of 32, panting, vague traces of the sticking substance still on her side, a fresh dent on her helmet of helmets.

"I told you...you wouldn't see...the headbutt coming," She growled.

The rest of the Gun Club arrived on the scene in short order, regarding the limp body of their former comrade with satisfaction, disdain, and regret depending on the individual.

"Good work, 42!" Chrysalis said, stepping forward, "You suckerpunched the suckerpuncher."

"Thank you, my queen," 42 bowed, then looked up and her eyes went wide, "Y-you're bleeding!"

"Oh this?" Chrysalis felt the trickle of blood on her cheek, "I've had worse, today in fact."

"We apologize, your highness," 77 bowed, "We had no idea he'd try to-"

"Now now, G.I Jack," Chrysalis cooed, "I don't blame you, after all, you all fought Chitania, this worthless grub just tried a fancy trick and ran."

Chrysalis punctuated her point by callously kicking 32's prone form. By this point the other changelings began to appear, hovering above and alighting on the ground around the Queen, inquiring about her health, asking what had occurred, throwing insults at the unconscious insurrectionist. Spike and Diamond Tiara backed off, grimacing at the cacophonous congregation.

"So..." Someone asked, "What do we do with Jerkjack?"

There was a murmur of agreement among the swarm, their eyes staring down as one at the unmoving form lying on the ground.

"You know..." Chrysalis began, "The subject of mercy has been thrown around a lot today. Who deserves it and who doesn't. I mean, Shining Armor let Chitania go, right? And she killed so many more while Jerkjack merely attempted to kill me. Poorly, I might add. But you see there's a difference between me and Shining Armor, a big one, one I'm not going to expand on here. But let's just say that difference makes me say that for trying to assassinate his Queen, there's only one punishment he deserves: Death."

42's expression hardened, 77's eyes widened, PJ's potato dropped to the ground. But within the swarm was a shout of agreement, then another, and another.

"No."

The words cut through the air like the finest blade. Its owner landed on the other side of the garden, glaring at the Queen of the Changelings. Twilight Sparkle stood before the Changelings, resolve apparent in her eyes.

The guards falling in behind her only made it that much more impressive.

Chrysalis, for her part, was amused, "Oh great, Twilight's here to meddle in something else she doesn't understand. Why don't you just quit while you're ahead?"

"There's one thing here I DO understand," Twilight countered, "And that's Equestrian law."

"Oh yeah, I think assassination has the same punishment among ponies as it does with us," Chrysalis' smirk was infuriatingly smug.

"True, but before he attacked you, he did the same to 42, 77, Spike, Tiara, and PJ in that order. They are all members of the A Team, an Equestrian organization, which puts him under our jurisdiction. It's our call what happens to him, and I'm moving he be thrown in the dungeon," Twilight's tone was firm, she was not backing down on this one inch it seemed.

"That's bullshit and you know it!" Someone ok the changeling side shouted, "Don't interfere!"

"We'll interfere all we like as long YOU live in OUR castle!" A guard retorted.

Tensions began to rise, 42 and PJ stood in front of Chrysalis, 77 slowly levitated his knife back by his side, Spike and Tiara slowly and deliberately stood at Twilight's side. Horns glowed, battle saddles readied, waiting for one side to make a move.

Then Chrysalis' laugh cut through the air, a joyous cackle of absolute contentment.

"You are a riot, you really are," She said between titters, "You know what? You want him so bad? Keep him. Take him down to your dungeons and throw away the key. Let's hope you can keep this monster under lock and key better than the last one~!"

She turned and moved to walk away, the Changelings going with her, and even as Twilight began ordering the guards to scoop up 32 and take him to the dungeon, she smiled.

Because slowly but surely, she knew victory would one day be her's. Princesses, Titanic Aunts, and Failed Revolutionaries be damned.
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>Spike
"Twilight"
'Sunset Shimmer'
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Twilight sighs happily as she watches her old lab burn

"It's... kind of refreshing. I thought I might hold back or be afraid, but it's like a new me has been born!"

>Yeah. But you really sure you want to get rid of all this?

"Yes, Spike. My thoughts will never harm another pony again."

She didn't see Spike slip a rather large flash drive into his pocket.

Later...

'Wow... This is some pretty crazy stuff she's been working on, and all of it just gleaned from her brief time here?'

She looks at the purple dog across from her

'So what is it you want?'

>I'm going to be blunt, you're brilliant, not as much as Twilight but she's throwing hers away because of fear. When the monster attacked, I felt so helpless... Powerless. I couldn't do anything to protect the people I cared about.

'Wow, that's rough, buddy. I'm still not seeing where I fit in.'

>I need your help to use these plans, the old plans she used on the pony Brad, I need you to make me stronger, I need you to make me like him. Sunset Shimmer, make me into the monster every dragon should be.

'... Alright.'

NON CANON
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>Crystal Guard
“Star Gazer”
'Comet Tail'
-Rock Cutter-
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“You're sure we're in the right place?”

>It's not like I patrol here twice a day or anything, but I'm pretty sure. Did you really need all that gear though?

-Yes.-

“So, where are we?”

'Got a map of here?'

>This is where we are now, where we were when we saw the pieces come down.

“So, we're not there yet.”

>Nope. See the top of that mountain, just over the ridge?

“That one?”

>Nope, one next to it - that one there on the map.

“That one?”

>…

'You telling me you can read a star chart, but you can't read a map?'

"…"

-That IS kind of awkward.-

>That's where we should find some pieces of your comet.

'Meteor...'

>We need to keep moving - I am not wanting to be out here when that storm rolls in.

“What storm.”

>That one.

“Those little white fluffy things on the horizon?”

>North of here are the Whitecaps, it is much like your Everfree - magic is wild and powerful.

'If you say so...'

“How much further?”

>We should be there in a couple of hours.

“It had to be snow, didn't it. Couldn't have come down in the tropics or someplace nice...”

“Are we there yet.”

>No.

'Say that one more time and I /will/ tear out your throat.'

“Woah! Calm down.”

'It was funny up to the third time. After two hours, I think it's justified.'

>I won't stop him.

-Nope.-

“Seriously, we've been walking for ages. And it's freezing.”

-Stop.-

“What?”

>I think we're here.

“Woah.”

>There is a lot of mountain outside the mountain.

'Wow. They must have hit hard.'

>Alright. You've got less than twenty.

“What?! Why? We just got here! It takes time to analyse things!”

>Those little white clouds of yours got bigger.

-Much bigger.-

'We'll have to take samples, and come back later'

>Don't worry, I don't think it's running off anywhere.

“Cutter, take a few sections of that main piece. CT, scoop up some of the snow around it, and grab any small chips you can carry.”

-Yep-

'On it.'

>Actually, make that five minutes.

“You heard-

-FUCK!-

“You alright Cutter?”

'What the heck is that blue shit?'

-Splashed out when I cracked it. Caught some on my leg.-

>We should leave. Right now.

“We'll get you to a hospital as soon as we get back.”

'Gimme a sec, I'm just going to fill a couple of vials with this stuff.'

“Good idea.”

>Right, I've got an emergency warp crystal on me. That should drop us just inside the shield, but we'll still have a short run to the castle. Everyone over here!

“CT, get here now!”

'Coming!'


*FLASH*


*crack*

'Shoot!'

>Is everyone alright?

-Urgh...-

“Yeah.”

'I dropped one the vials!'

“Leave it! You've got other ones.”

>Let's go, this guy is starting to look kinda sick.

“You're going to be okay Cutter, I promise!”
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>Chrysalis
"42"
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When her Queen had requested her to meet her in a secluded part of the Crystal Empire's castle, 42 had been worried.

>You know, I'm a bit annoyed at you.

Now she was terrified.

"M-my Queen... I did all I could, she was too powerful."

>Oh no no, not at that. Chitania was far beyond your level. Nothing short of myself could have... well, myself and Shiny, obviously.

"Oh... then, ah, is this concerning the matter of the portal? Because... because you are right to shame me for that. I was so arrogant as to take his simple stating of fact as a challenge. He was not calling me weak, he was simply pointing out my lack of control. It was my fault you could not intervene earlier, and for that, I will forever be shamed."

>Pfft, no. Accidents happen, 42, and I've got a couple of scrapes and an annoyance running around to prove it.

"Then..."

>Did you know Applejack moved all of the Hive to the princesses rec room on the edge of the castle?

"...no... I did not..."

>It was pretty smart, all things considered. Draw the fire away from the castle... hey, it worked! Only damage done to it was by the sneak attack and whatever Cadence...

"...My Queen?"

>Hm? Oh, point is, it was effective... but it almost killed us all off. Chitania did not want a hive. She almost crushed them, and had I not intervened she would have.

As if this day couldn't hurt her any more...

"What are your orders, my Queen?"

>From now on, when something like this goes down, either you or 77 need to be there. Protecting ponies is all well and good when we are not in danger, but do not confuse what is more important.

"...Of course, my Queen."

>Good.

Playfully, she rubbed the Changelings helmet.

>Glad you're okay, 42, you worried me when I saw Highwind.

"You concern is appreciated."

>Don't risk yourself too much, can't lose my best soldier.

She would never be able to say how much that touched her.
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>Spike
"42"
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Spike and 42 sit down on a bench after a long match, there's an awkwardness in the air as a side effect of each one having taken obvious stances and obvious sides in a conflict

"...Spike, I said from day one, my loyalties, first and foremost, are to the hive. I won't even apologize for that just as I do not expect or even want you to apologize for taking Twilight's side, I would have fed you your teeth if you did any les-"

>Why do they like her?

"Pardon?"

>I don't blame you for picking Chrysalis' side, I just wonder why anyone does? She's an awful person who, literally would have gotten all of you killed if Applejack had not shown you guys mercy.

"... She's kept us alive thus far, that's a lot more than can be said of other Queens."

>... But do you even remember what the other Queens were like?

"..."

>Do you even remember the previous one for your hive?

"..."

>So all you know about the other queens is from Chrysalis, who you all know isn't the most honest person.

"... Well... There... Chitania. She obviously wouldn't have cared, that much was spot on-"

>I guess there is that... But you know, related to this, is there a reason why you guys don't remember? Does even Chrysalis really remember?

42 drops her water bottle

"... Pinkie, tag in for me, I need to go!"

CANON DEBATABLE
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>Twilight
"Chrysalis"
~~~
>Aaaand here it is!

Twilight dumps a large amount of files, folders, papers, books, disks, laptops, and flash drives in front of Chrysalis

"Huh? What's this?"

>All my research thus far on Changelings. Everything I have written on you guys since The Wedding. Please make good use of it, and I'm sorry for not trusting you.

"Hah! Serves you a right! Never time, just blindly put your faith in old Chrysi! Now let's see what we have here- Hmm... Wrong, but out of date... Wrong, wrong, right... Right... Well, this is boring stuff I kno- Heellooo! 'Solutions to Changeling Problems'? Let's see what naughty stuff you've been working on- Hey, this... This actually would have been nice. Adaptive habitat hou- Genetic sequencers to prevent inbreeding side effects? Ew, but... Twilight, this coul- Whoa! Wait? Why's the Cordyceps cure in here and why is it only half done?! Wait, why are you giving this to me?!"

Twilight is downright remorseful, sad, even crying

>I'm discontinuing all research on changeling matter, Chrysalis... After what happened, it's clear that... All I'm going to do is just cause problems.

"No! you can't give up! This stuff! Really this stuff is brilliant! You could save my hive! My people!"

Twilight gets up and starts to leave, Chrysalis grabbing on by her tail

>No, Chrysalis, because all my ideas would likely do is just mutate your people into cancerous freaks, or make them sprout lasers, or wake up some other horror

"But come on! We'll work them out together! Please, Twilight! Don't do this! My people! Their futur- My future is riding on this research! I can't complete it without you! I don't know this stuff, even with coffee!"

Chrysalis looses her grip on Twilight and watches her leave

>Their future is in your hands, always has been... I'm sorry for trying to usurp you, my queen.

"Twilight? Twilight! DAMMIIIIT!!!!"

NON CANON
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>Chrysalis
"Applejack"
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>Fuck, this day has gone from bad, to worse, to worse, to stupid, to worse, to annoying, to worse, to... almost really bad.

"And it ain't about to get better."

>...Applejack, how are you? Having a nice day? Been so busy for you, you must have slept like a log.

"Ah' ain't slept since yesterday."

>What a pity. I slept quite well. Rare feeling, you shouldn't miss it for the world.

"Ah' can't believe you."

>Believe it, my ass is naturally that big. Everyone's all like, no, you have to be doing the fire thing to make it bigger, right? Nope! All me. Pure, undiluted, bugbutt.

"How could ya' hide this!?"

She just let out a long, theatrical sigh.

>Okay, I'm getting tired of this... you know even Celestia isn't all that mad at me about this? I can feel when someone is angry, Applebutt. Not hard, I'm an emotion based species. Point is, you want to know why? Come on, three guesses.

"Ya' told her somethin' that convinced her otherwise."

>Strike one! Though I must say, I'm touched you have such faith in me.

"Ya' didn't know what mountain she was on, and ya' didn't want ta' send Equestria inta' a panic?"

>Strike two! I think it would be funny.

"...Ya' forgot about 'er?"

>Stiiiirke three! Truth is, Applejack, she's just not a hypocrite.

"...What?"

>Seriously, do I have to spell it out for you? Discord. DIIIISSSSCOOOORRRRD.... I don't actually know how his name is spelled.

"She didn't..."

>Didn't... what, leave him lying in her garden? Not tell anyone about the threat of him escaping? The reality warping chaos GOD in her front lawn? Oh yeah, that's super-safe!

"She knew we could beat 'em with the Elements Of Harmony, he wasn't as big a threat!"

>What? How does that work? Why wouldn't the elements work on Chitania?

"How can they work when we DON'T HAVE-..."

>...

"...Ahhhh.."

>...Holy shit.

"Well, Ah' mean... ya' didn't notice?"

>NO! I just... I thought you guys had to be all together, and Twilight wasn't... WHAT!? Where'd they go!?

"Inta' the tree."

>What tree!? Why are you putting superweapons in trees?!... No, really, which tree?

"Can't gett'em back out."

>FUCK! What the hell were you thinking!? Those were the most powerful artifacts on the planet! You stupid little...

"It wasn't none o' yer' business."

>And my DEAD relatives are? We Queens are ageless, but I don't know if you've noticed, WE CAN GET KILLED! Happened a LOT. For fucks sake, two of them were killed by an annoyed Queen! Why do you think I was just sitting on this? SHE ALMOST KILLED SH-..

"..."

>...Point is, if I had any indication she was alive, I would have taken precautions to make sure she couldn't touch me. She almost killed me. Is it really so hard to believe I didn't want this to happen?

"...Not fer' me. Yer' a dang forktongued little sidewinder, but this ain't yer' MO. Ah' just wanted ta' know why ya' hid everythin'. Just... Ah' don't know anythin' about you guys. Ah' honestly thought she could do some kinda hive-mind mind control or somethin', that maybe they'd be more loyal ta' her cause she's older, that maybe... Ah' don't know a dang thing about how Queens work. Ya' ain't gotta tell me everythin', but... somethin'? Ah' don't want ta' hurt yer' guys... but yesterday, they were all officially a bunch'a bombs, and Ah' didn't know what might set'um off."

>...Knowledge is dangerous, Applejack.

"Not fer' yer' allies."

>Yeah...

The Queen brushed past her, feeling more than a little cold.

>That's why I told the one that put himself between your side and mine when it started breaking down, and not the one that waited for him to speak before trying to diffuse a mob.

She paused at the end of the hall.

>If it makes you feel any better... you know more about me than Twilight.

"Ya' know..."

She didn't even wait for her to finish. Just left.

"..It kinda does."
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>Twi
"Cel"
'AJ'
[Gwen]
(SA)
~~~
Twilight dances before a huge pile of her old plans, prototypes, weapons, and various other military research projects while wiring explosives within a bubble

(Somebody, please! Stop her!)

'Tha hay's goin' on here?'

"Twilight's discontinuing and destroying all her weapons and military research! I can't get through the barrier!"

[Not the battle saddles! We were going to buy license to use those!]

>Nevermore will my mind be a weapon! Nevermore will this princess shed blood through others! I will not be the mother of death!

'Twi, sugarcube, have ya'll lost yer mind?! Ah git yer upset 'bout wha's happened, but this ain' proper copin'! Ya made a mistake, everyone does!'

(NOT THE JUGGERNAUTS! PLEASE, TWILY, NOT THE JUGGERNAUTS! We could use them in construction and heavy freight hauling!)

>Then use a forklift, Shiny!

'Twiligh', how in tha hay do you expect us ta keep protectin' Equestria without tha weapons you develop? Even tha Crystal Empire ain' competent enough ta go entirely wit'out what ya make!'

>Freedom will not be replaced with fear! Friendship, love, and harmony protected these lands before, it must be allowed to protect it again!

[She's mental!]

"Twilight, you and your friends don't have the elements of Harmony anymore, we can't just jack the Crystal Heart, and that damn box has been a dead end for years!"

>Friendship is more than rainbow colored laserbeams, Celestia, you taught me that! Equestria will prevail!

Applejack, Shining, and Gwen turn on Celestia

'[(WE BLAME YOU!)]'

"So do I!"
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>AJ 2
"Sombra"
~~~

>And then BOOM! Shiny blew up da' Juggernaut and we fell inta' a Volcano! Shiny says he missed, though she didn't fall in.

"You don't say."

>So BOOM! Shiny starts fightin' her with lava! And bubbles! And BOOMBOOOMPOWZAPZOOM!...I think, I wassn, awake fer' a lotta' it.

"I'm not surprised."

>So then she's all tiny, and POW KERPOP PUNCHPUNCHPUUUUUNCH! An then she almost fell off the side.

"Descriptive."

>But Shiny didn't let 'er fall. So she's fine. Shiny didn't wanna let her go, but I wassn feeling okay so we had ta' leave. An' Shiny says I get ta' spend the whole week home! Yay!

"Yay indeed. I am sorry I was not there for you, little one. I would very much have liked to help."

>Naaaah, it's fine! Shiny had it all under control.

"Well, you certainly have something to tell your classmates when you go back to school, don't you? Though I'm not sure I agree with him letting her live like that."

>...Uh, Somby?

"...Point taken. Still, I very much doubt he is going to let her raid his chocolate cocopuffs."

>So YER the one who keeps doin' that! He thinks not-mom did it.

"Exactly as it should be. Come, little one, Shining Armor may be too injured to fly a kite with you, but I will suffice for now."

>Yaaayyy! Let's write a message on it and fly it next ta' Shiny's window!

"An excellent idea. Away!"

You know one thing that makes cracked bones and bruises hurt a lot less? Morphine. But that doctor clearly enjoys his pain, so that was off the table.

It's alright, though. Somehow, a little kite next to his window with "I Heart U Shiny" did that work just fine.

Even if it was a little confusing she would write the word 'heart' instead of just drawing one....
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>Dash
"Fleetfoot"
~~~

>...

"..."

>...

"...well?"

>Yeah, Celestia threw all charges out. Said you acted within reason considering what I was requesting and my previous actions. She advises that you take a brief leave, but it's not mandatory.

"Noted. You disagree, I take it?"

>You abandoned your team.

"I left before someone ordered me to dive-bomb the giant monster ineffectually again."

>...Noted. Are you going to be taking that leave? I'll be paid.

"...No, no I will not. Because Canterlot needs everyone it can get right now. I'll turn down a request to hoof-fight a monster, but not to help ponies out. That's what I signed up for, that's what I'm going to do."

>Well then... get to it.

"Yes Ma'am."

>...This isn't over, you know.

"Yeah, I was about to say the same thing to you... Captain."
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>Chrysalis
"77"
~~~~~

>Stabberjack! I need your services.

"..."

>...Oh, come on, I like that one!

"Do you... do you keep forgetting I'm not named Applejack? It's 77. Just 77. The number. Number only."

>Mehhhh, I don't like that. Too impersonal. You're more than just a number!

"...Wow. Uh, thank you, my Queen."

>Point is, I need you to go over to the others in the hive, stand around and look intimidating and watch out for them. I need to head out, and I'll be gone for... a bit.

"Oh?"

>Classified, you don't get to know, but needless to say it's... important.

"...Uh..."

>Great! Knew I could count on you. I shall return, and when I do... things are going to be a little... different... HAH!

"O-okay... my Queen..."

And then she just ups and skips off, not a single care in the world.

"...Okay... conflicting feelings..."
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