Bug Butt Filler 8

>Cadenza pauses, and looks to you
With that out of the way, can you tell me what is going on with this thing in the everfree?
>Now, both of them are looking at you
>Seriously? Still playing diplomat?
*Sigh* Alright. Chrysalis, what do you know about this "base" in the everfree?
>She doesn't even hesitate
Nothing. I keep no forces in the forest
>Clearly she doesn't know about this place
Princess, what made you think it was a changeling base?
>The pink princess thinks for a moment
Amid the destruction, there were changeling bodies
>Chrysalis whips around to face her directly
How many
>Princess Cadenza looks confused
I said. How. Many.
>Chrysalis is looking pretty peeved right now
W-we counted twenty three...
>Cadenza was unnerved by this display as well
>Chrysalis pays no mind and starts muttering to herself about missing changelings
>With her attention on that, the princess turns to you again
And you mentioned a hydra with black eyes?
>Oh yeah
>That thing
In case you can't tell, i'm not from here
>She nods
I woke up in the middle of a small town, right when it started attacking
>She pauses for a moment, absorbing this
>Chrysalis is paying attention too
>That's right, you haven't told her anything yet
It had eight heads, one of which breathed fire. Long story short, it's dead
>The princess sits in stunned silence, and chrysalis decides to add to your story
He ended it. With a bat
>She looks you dead in the eyes
Is this true?
>You nod in affirmation, and she slumps back down, not knowing what to think
>Primarily, she just looks worried about having someone as dangerous as you in the room
>After all, a hydra is no joking matter
>You shoot a look at chrysalis
>It said something like "why did you have to add that??"
>All you recieved back was a smirk
>As if she was happy to see you uncomfortable
>Revenge for calling her cheese legs maybe?
>Clever girl
>Before you can whip up a witty comment, hoofsteps can be heard getting closer
>Just before they round the corner, a new voice calls out
Cady? Who are you talking wi-
>He stops as he enters the room and locks eyes on Queen Chrysalis
You
>Says the white unicorn with two tones of blue in his mane
>His horn lights up and he takes a fighting stance
>Great
>You get to play diplomat
>Again
>...
>Shit
>Then, on almost an instinctive, reflex level, you feel two things
>One is that he is about to blast you with essentially a magical laser beam
>Two, you remember how it felt when you flipped that bubble shield spell
>Again, as easily as walking, you summon up a seafoam bubble around you and chrysalis
>Almost instantly, the glow on his horn fades out
H...How...
>He has the same look that the princess had when when you did it the first time
>You just look at the shield with a little amusement
>You don't do something like this everyday, yet you just did like you have
>Speaking of the princess, she speaks,at first to shining armor (Her husband? They nuzzled each other like they were really close) and then to you
I don't know, but when i used that spell earlier, he reversed it on me.
How did you do that? Only me, Shining, and my sister in law know that spell
>You can't answer right away
>How can you?
>You don't even know
I don't really know. My kind doesn't really have magic
>You pause for a second
But when I do it, it's weird. Like I've known how to do it all my life
>Confusion is clearly present on their faces
>How can you explain it to them....
>Aha!
>Best done by demonstration
>Plus, if you're right, you would learn something too
>You straighten your sitting posture
>Time for a demonstration
Princess, can you perform a spell? One that isn't that shield or teleportation
>With a confused expression still reigning her face, she complies, and her horn lights up
>Her horn lights up, and increases in brightness for a moment
>Then a vaguely pony figure appeared
>Just like the last time, something in your mind clicks
>An illusion spell
>Nifty
>The expression must have been displayed on your face, because the princess stops the spell
Is something wrong?
>You hold up your hand
No, I just figured something out
>You concentrate a little
>Just like with the shield, you somehow can feel how it was done
>And even how to change it up
>You decide to make an more detailed illusion
>One of the hydra you fought
>The moment the illusion forms, everyone in the room jumps
See?
>You ask as you dissolve the illusion with a wave of your hand
H... How did you do that?? That was so detailed!
>You simply shrug
>You don't really know, but it's pretty cool to be able to do illusions
>You have got to play with that later
>Chrysalis is giving you a... look
>It unnerved you a little bit
>It was like she just realized something important
>That could be used against you
Copycat. You are so sensitive to magic that you can feel how it is used. Then you repeat it yourself
>Such a simple explanation
>That would have taken you quite some time to come up with
>Makes you a little jealous, but you stay quiet about it
>She looks like she's plotting something
>Something just for you
>Oh boy