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Anon and Chrysalis Ch 01

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  1. The Marvellous Mishaps of Anon and Chrysalis
  2. Chapter 1: Weddings are bad and you should feel bad
  3.  
  4. >Be in your house, chilling out maxing, relaxing all cool
  5. >Go to your cupboards and get some scotch
  6. >You're out of scotch
  7. >You get some vodka instead
  8. >Sit down on your couch and sigh
  9. >No Rainbro to hang with; she's at some stupid wedding in Canterlot
  10. >Oh well whatever
  11. >Turn on TV
  12. >Nothing is on
  13. >Hear a faint scream
  14. >Its getting louder
  15. >Crash
  16. >There's a huge black insecty alicorn thing where your TV was
  17. >What do?
  18.  
  19. >Well, there goes your damn TV
  20. >You get up and walk over to the thing
  21. >Kick
  22. "Oi, get up."
  23. >It groans but doesnt move.
  24. >A harder kick
  25. >It rolls over, off of your crushed TV away from you
  26. >God damnit, this thing
  27. "Hey, lady, wake up."
  28. >It just groans again
  29. "You smashed by TV, lady. You owe me."
  30. >You glance up, at the rather big hole it left on impact.
  31. "And a new roof. God damnit..."
  32.  
  33. >A few hours later
  34. >You moved the black thing to another couch
  35. >Still not the slightest clue what the fuck that thing is
  36. >Maybe if it actually wakes up you can ask it
  37. >You hear yelling in the next room
  38. >Guess you'll be finding out pretty soon
  39. >You walk in to the room, the best poker face you can muster on
  40. "Hi there."
  41. >The weird thing looks at you, and raises an eyebrow
  42. >"Where am I, creature? And what are you supposed to be?"
  43. "You're in my house, first and foremost. And I could ask the same about you."
  44. >The creature glares at you. You manage to keep your poker face at full strength though, and it concedes.
  45.  
  46. >You're not sitting on your main couch
  47. >The Black thing, which calls itself 'the Changeling Queen' is venting at you about how her recent scheme blew up in her face
  48. >You are slowly growing more and more concerned about this whole thing
  49. >Apparently this 'Queen' was trying to conquer all of Equestria to feed off of it's people's emotions
  50. >Why it doesn't just eat grass or fruit you have no idea, and figure it'd be a bad idea to ask
  51. >The creature sighs, "Well, guess I'll just have to think of a new plan then." It gazes outside.
  52. "Once you fix my house, sure."
  53. >She rolls her eyes, "Yes yes, right, of course."
  54. >Still, you don't want this thing possibly going after Rainbro, though you could care less about Fluttershy and Applejack at this point
  55. >An idea comes to you
  56. "So, uh, Queen."
  57. >She turns to you, still fairly agitated.
  58. >"Yes, 'human?'"
  59.  
  60. "From what you've told me, you can turn into pretty much anything, and feed on emotions."
  61. >"Yes, that's right. Or have you forgotten?"
  62. >You ignore the insult
  63. "So, instead of trying to conquer Equestria with force to feed off of it, why not just oh I don't know, hide amongst it and form actual relationships?"
  64. >She looks at you strangely, like you're speaking a different language.
  65. >"And why would we waste our time with something like that, human?"
  66. "Well, its legal. So the Princess(es) won't be on your case."
  67. >She frowns, thinking on this.
  68. "Plus, if a relationship falls through, you can just find someone else with a different form."
  69. >"Hm."
  70. "Plus, from what you've said, you've got a lot of um, 'Changeling' subjects to look after. They wouldn't need so much guidance in this case."
  71. >She looks up, a grin coming to her face slowly, "And I'd have more time to do what I want..."
  72. >The grin turns into a fairly malevolent smile
  73. >"Yes! Like take my vengeance on Cadance and that blasted Shining Armor!"
  74. >She laughs evilly
  75. >Well, it was worth a shot at least.
  76.  
  77. >Well, now its night. If you were to look at Canterlot in the distance, you'd see fireworks and various lightshows. Quite the party, clearly.
  78. >This so called Queen is in your spare room. She patched up your roof a bit at least, so it's not cold.
  79. >Unfortunately, she also has no plans on leaving anytime soon, and 'declared this residence her new base of operations' until further notice
  80. >And being who she was, you figured it'd be a bad idea to try and kick her out
  81. >So now you had a most likely wanted criminal living under your roof
  82. >And all the girls knew who she was
  83. >And Rainbro was going to be here tomorrow to hang out
  84. >And flutterrapist would probably show up soon too
  85. >Oh boy. This is going to be fun
  86.  
  87. >The Next Day
  88. >Earlier than normal, but you'd have to start on damage controll immediately
  89. >Morning routine in overdrive
  90. >Head to the spare room
  91. >Knock Knock
  92. >Who's there?
  93. >No one
  94. >Where'd that Queen go now?
  95. >You rush around, trying to find her
  96. >You just realized she didn't even give you her name. Great
  97. >You're now outside, looking for a big black insect alicorn thing. Probably can't ask in town for any help on that.
  98. >Good thing your house is near the outskirts of town, or this might be a lot worse
  99. >Eventually you find her in a field nearby
  100. >She's got a bunch of smaller black insect alicorn things with her
  101. >You guess these are her 'subjects'
  102.  
  103. >The small army of creatures seem to notice the tall creature standing a few feet from their Queen
  104. >Her Majesty turns to you, and then raises a hoof to stop her minions from whaling on you
  105. >Well at least she cares that much
  106. "You know, you probably shouldn't be lurking about outside like that."
  107. >She frowns at you, "And what would you of suggested then, 'Human?'"
  108. >Your turn to roll your eyes
  109. "Oh I don't know, maybe send a message to them with that magic of yours?"
  110. >She blinks, then glares at you, "Don't be silly. There's no way to discern my subjects from the common folk in that village nearby."
  111. >You smile. She didn't think of that one.
  112. "Well, your majesty, it seems you've found a good chunk of your people. How about you have these ones fetch the rest, and you come back with me to my house. You know, where the prying eyes of Canterlot won't find you?"
  113. >She frowns, "Yes right. Whatever," she turns to her minions, "You heard him. Get the others. Return here at sundown with them."
  114. >She turns away from them and walks towards you
  115. >You manage to get back to your house without incident. Good thing you got up early
  116.  
  117. >Once inside, the Queen takes a seat on your couch, leaving no room for you this time
  118. >Well, you have an armchair, so whatever
  119. >You go fetch the train schedule you had bought a few days before
  120. >The M6 should be back in Ponyville by 10am, and Rainbro should be over by 11 tops
  121. >Time to get to work
  122. "So, um, your Majesty."
  123. >You frown and sigh
  124. "You know, this would be a lot more effective if I had your name."
  125. >She frowns, "I told you, I am the Queen of the Changelings."
  126. >You rub your forehead, a migraine coming on.
  127. "Yes. And that's a title, not a name."
  128. >She sighs annoyed. "Chrysalis. Now, what did you want to tell me, human?"
  129. "You know those ponies who can weild the elements of harmony?"
  130. >"Yes? What of them?"
  131. "Yeah well one of them is going to be coming here within a few hours."
  132. >She chokes a bit on that last bit, "What!? How do you know that? Why would they come here?"
  133. >You frown, "Because I happen to know all of them fairly well, and one in particular hangs out with me regularly."
  134. >She's pretty shaken by this. Was she afraid of them, then?
  135. >"Well, can't you tell her to, not come?"
  136. "That would make her suspicious. We had planned this for awhile."
  137. >You smile at her.
  138. "But I think I know what we can do about that."
  139.  
  140. >As expected, Rainbro had arrived by 11. You invited her in and you sat on the couch.
  141. >She starts going on about the wedding and how some evil monster Changeling Queen tried to sabotage everything and pretended to be Cadance so she could destroy the city.
  142. >You'd have to ask Chrysalis for her side of the story later.
  143. >Things go fairly quickly, the two of you hanging out
  144. >Eventually she mentions the rather blatant lack of a TV across from your couch
  145. "Heh, yeah. I was trying to move it upstairs last night, but I dropped it. Got smashed to bits. I'll get a new one later."
  146. >She nods at this
  147. "Anyhow, there's something I wanted to let you know about."
  148. >"Sure, whats up, Anon?"
  149. >You clear your throat dramatically
  150. "There's a new pony in town. Her name's Chrysalis and she's staying here with me for the time being. However, she's pretty antisocial, so if you can help it, try to not let Pinkie know, alright? You know how she is with newcomers..."
  151. >The two of you nod wearily.
  152. >"Sure thing Anon, I'll keep it on the down low. Is she here now?"
  153. "Nah, she's out somewhere. She's some sort of bug scientist thing, so who knows."
  154. >She buys it, and you continue on. Though you still feel kind of bad for lying to your Rainbro.
  155. >Eventually she heads out and you wave her off.
  156.  
  157. >You throw together some fantastic sandwiches of egg and cheese.
  158. >You sit with her at your magnificent dining table of wood and cloth
  159. >She takes a cautious bite, but finds it good enough.
  160. "So. About that wedding."
  161. >She narrows her gaze somewhat, "What about it?"
  162. >She's obviously still upset about that mess
  163. "I was just wondering why you wanted to take over Canterlot, is all."
  164. >She sighs, "My people needed sustainance. We cannot simply morph into earth ponies at grow massive amounts of food. And Canterlot and all of Equestria really is a bundle of positive emotion which we can feed off of."
  165. >You nod at this
  166. >"As such, I did what I believed would secure the city for my own, and finally end the famine that has plagued our kind for ages."
  167. >You blink. Famine?
  168. "Um, just how long has this Famine been going on...?"
  169. >She frowns, thinking, "Probably a few centuries before I was born."
  170. >A few centuries. Oh shit bro, whats going on here?
  171. "I see."
  172. >Best not to ask her age. Would be rude.
  173. "How come you didn't just... ask for help from Equestria then? They could of supplied food, I would think."
  174. >She shakes her head, "Our kind do not mix well. Never have. Never will. Which is why I'm still skeptical of your little plan to begin with."
  175. >She... Smiles just slightly?
  176. >"But I suppose we could try. If nothing else. It's not like we have anything else to do, what with Canterlot being all secure."
  177. >You nod again. Just what was this Queen plotting?
  178. >And why did you know for certain it involved you?
  179.  
  180. >Before you can lament on your impending doom, a knock from your door catches your attention.
  181. >"Who is that?"
  182. "Probably Fluttershy. You wait here. I'll deal with her."
  183. >She nods uncertainly. She probably never did get the names of all the ponies she was fighting against.
  184. >You open the door, and *gasp* it's Fluttershy
  185. "Yes?"
  186. >She smiles up at you. She's wearing what seems to be a wedding gown of sort, though not a very complicated one.
  187. >"H-Hi Anon. So, I just got back from the wedding in Canterlot, and I had t-this idea..."
  188. >You notice a small bag which she opens up
  189. >And takes out two rings
  190. >"Uh... Anon, w-will you marry-"
  191. >Slam
  192. >Not even going to give that answer
  193. >You walk back to the kitchen, reclaim your seat and finish your sandwich.
  194. >"What was all that about?"
  195. >You shake your head
  196. "The less you know, the better."
  197.  
  198. >A few hours later you're kind of just sitting around in your magnificent armchair
  199. >Chrysalis is just moping on the couch, in thought
  200. >See gazes to the clock on your wall every now and then, probably since she's going to go meet with her minions fairly soon
  201. >You are reading the paper, which Derpy was nice enough to bring by
  202. >And, shocker, its all about that damn wedding
  203. >Another knock
  204. >You sigh
  205. "Guess I better get that."
  206. >Chrysalis glances at you, "Do you think it's that Fluttershy again?"
  207. "Probably."
  208. >She gets up as well, "Then allow me to help. These distractions are not something I want to continue."
  209. >You give her a look, but say nothing. Not even Celestia would be able to keep this mare off your case.
  210. >You open the door, and yep, Fluttershy is back
  211. >She's out of the wedding gown at least, and now in what's probably a Bride's maid dress
  212. "Yes?"
  213. >She smiles, then notices the other mare beside you.
  214. >"Um... Hi Anon... Who's that?" She points weakly at Chrysalis.
  215. >"A friend. What do you want, yellow one?"
  216. >You can't be sure if you're happy she considers you a friend, or worried.
  217. >She backs up slightly, "Oh uh... I... I just never got to finish what I was asking before."
  218. >She takes out that bag again from somewhere
  219. "Fluttershy."
  220. >She pauses, "Anon?"
  221. "Weddings are not my fetish. Go away."
  222. >Slam
  223. >You sigh
  224. >Chrysalis looks up at you, "Something tells me she'll be back."
  225. >You nod.
  226. "Yes. Yes she will. And knowing her, she'll bring backup."
  227.  
  228. >Night came fairly quick. No Flutterrapist to interrupt... the nothing you were doing. It's not like your TV was intact or anything.
  229. >Chrysalis was useless in that regard as well. She had no idea what it was, much less how to fix it.
  230. >The poor thing. Didn't know of the glory that was television.
  231. >You asked if she wanted company dealing with her troops, but she waved you off
  232. >"I don't need your help with this. I am a Queen, in case you have forgotten. You would just get in the way."
  233. >And so, she headed out, under the cover of night to command her mighty warriors of... Change?
  234. >You'd need to find a better pun later
  235. >And so you sat, with not much at all to do.
  236. >Knock Knock
  237. >You sigh
  238. >Why was Fluttershy still out? It was almost 10pm.
  239. >You get up and drag yourself to the door, and open it up
  240. >Instead of Flutters, you find Pinkie.
  241. >"Hiya Anon! So I was talking to Fluttershy and she said there was a pony here with you that she didn't know, and that she was your friend! And since she's your friend, she should also be my friend, but when she described her appearance she didn't sound like anyone I knew, so that meant she was a new pony! So I'm here to give her a warm ponyville welcome!"
  242. >She gestures behind her to her Welcome Wagon. You blink. She didn't even take one breathe through that, did she.
  243. >Also, shit. How would you talk yourself out of this
  244.  
  245. >She glances around you cheerfully, "So? Where's the filly at Anon? You can't have her all to yourself!"
  246. >You choke on that
  247. "She's um, uh, allergic to welcome wagons. And cupcakes. And welcome cupcakes."
  248. >Wow brain, that was marvelous.
  249. >Pinkie gasps at this, "Oh, the poor thing! Allergic to Cupcakes?"
  250. >You nod quickly
  251. >"Well, that's too bad. Guess I'll come back tommorrow." She thinks, "Ooh! I'll have Derpy make a batch of muffins!"
  252. >She bounces backwards, and hooks herself to her wagon, and trots off, "Seeya Anon!"
  253. >You wave weakly. Woo, bullet dodged there.
  254. >You close the door, head inside, and quickly pass out on your bed.
  255. >At least it was still the same.
  256.  
  257. >The Next Day
  258. >MorningRoutine.jar
  259. >You sigh, and head to Chrysalis' room, and knock
  260. >You hear a groan from inside, and the Queen rising from your spare bed
  261. >"What is it, human?"
  262. >You sigh at her agitation. She wasn't making it easy to like her.
  263. "I figured you'd want some breakfast. Plus I wanted to ask a few things about last night."
  264. >You can hear here groan again
  265. >She magics open the door
  266. "Fine. I must admit, those sandwiches are excellent."
  267. >You whip up another batch and sit
  268. >She licks her lips and digs in, somewhat messily for royalty. Were they really that good?
  269. "So. What exactly are your subjects going to be doing now?"
  270. >She pauses from her sandwich, "They will spread out across Equestria, and integrate into society. When the time is right, they will strike, and take control of the cities they hide in."
  271. >She grins evilly. "And when will 'the time be right?'"
  272. >"When the elements of harmony are disabled, and Cadence and Shining Armor are out of the picture, of course."
  273. >Oh yes. Right.
  274.  
  275. >You frown. She still had her evil goals, obviously. Now you were starting to regret this whole thing a bit more.
  276. >But at this point, there wasn't really anything you could do; you were already helping her.
  277. "Well, the Elements of Harmony are useless without all the members. You could probably get rid of just one, and be in the clear."
  278. >Her grin grows at this, "Aha! Good! I knew I kept you around for something!"
  279. >You frown at this, and she takes note, "Heh. Yes."
  280. >She finishes her sandwich, and notes yours, which you haven't even touched thus far. You push it over to her.
  281. "Go nuts. I'm going to check the mail."
  282. >She nods, and goes to town on your sandwich too.
  283. >Right on cue, you open the door to everyone's favorite Mail Mare.
  284. "Morning, Derpy."
  285. >She smiles brightly, "Morning Mr. Anon!"
  286. >You get the mail, thank her, and head back inside. She even brought you a muffin, which you start eating.
  287. >You sit back at your table, Chrysalis having finished her meal
  288. >You start going through your letters
  289. >Bill, Bill, Advertisement, Bill, hm? What's this?
  290. "Oh great."
  291. >You sigh. "What is it? Fluttershy again?"
  292. "No. Worse."
  293. >You show her the invitation. Pinkie's throwing a 'Community Joining Celebration' which was definitely not a welcoming party for 'Anon's new friend.'
  294. >Her eyes go wide at this
  295.  
  296. >A few minutes later Chrysalis was pacing your living room angrilly, her mane and coat on end
  297. >She was convinced this 'party' was a trap to catch her and dispose of her for good.
  298. "Look, Chrysalis. It's just a friendly Pinkie Party."
  299. >She glares up at you, "FRIENDLY PINKIE PARTY? Who would throw a massive celebration for someone they don't even know? It's a trap! I know it is!"
  300. >You sigh
  301. "Look, she does this with everyone. It's not a trap. And remember, I'll be there too."
  302. >You give her a warm smile, but her mood doesn't change much
  303. >"I suppose I can't just refuse, can I."
  304. "Unless you want more suspicion, it'd be a bad idea."
  305. >She sighs.
  306. >"Very well, human. I will go to this 'party.' But lets make this quick. I have things to do."
  307. >You raise an eyebrow, but say nothing.
  308.  
  309. >And such, having nothing else to do, you headed into town
  310. >While you had become at least partially accepted, there were still the odd looks
  311. >Though most were curious glances at the newcomer who walked on your side
  312. >Chrysalis herself seemed to be making mental notes of the town itself, as opposed to it's inhabitants.
  313. >Knowing her, it was probably a method of escape or mass destruction or what have you
  314. >Soon enough you neared Sugar Cube Corner, and spotted Rainbro outside
  315. >"I know her... she was at the wedding..."
  316. "Yes, and so do I. Keep it together, Chrysalis. Don't want to blow your cover."
  317. >She nods, and takes a breathe. "Let's get this over with."
  318. >You approach, and Rainbro notices you,
  319. >She waves, and flies over, "Hey Anon!" She looks at the mare beside you, "...I'm guessing that's your new friend?"
  320. >You nod at her quietly
  321. >"So, uh, any idea who spilled the beans? It wasn't me, honest. Just wondering. Haha..."
  322. >Chrysalis takes a few steps back from her
  323. "It was Fluttershy. Don't worry, I know you wouldn't blab about this."
  324. >She's taken aback from this, "Fluttershy? Really? Weird. Wouldn't of guessed she'd say anything..." She pauses, thinking, "How'd she even find out about... Uh."
  325. >"Chrysalis." Her teeth are grinding together. Better hurry this along.
  326. "She showed up, tried some antics, and Chrysalis here provided backup. She mentioned her to Pinkie. Lets head inside?"
  327.  
  328. >So, you headed inside with Rainbro and Chrysalis
  329. >She was pretty skeptical about the entire thing, but at least she didn't kill anyone
  330. >Pinkie went through all the games she had set up, though she wasn't interested in any of them
  331. >You figured if she had been pretending to be Cadance, that she had gone through this already
  332. >Either way, she at least tried to fake a smile. Wasn't particularily convincing.
  333. >Then she was introduced to the mane 6 and some others. Fluttershy kept taking glances at you and her
  334. >And Applejack was way to friendly for her own good. Knowing her, she thought Chrysalis was competition.
  335. >Twilight started asking all about Chrysalis' cutie mark and other such things, but you cut her off, "Twilight, we can have twenty questions later. Let's party!"
  336. >Otherwise, it went without incident, though Chrysalis herself only tried one game of horseshoes and didn't eat anything
  337. >Eventually, the party winded down, and the various guests all started heading home
  338. >Everything went better than expected
  339. >"Ooh! Anon?"
  340. >You turn around to see Pinkie looking up at you brightly.
  341. "Pinkie?"
  342. >She looks around sneakily, "Could you come with me to the Kitchen for a minute? I wanted to ask you something really important!"
  343. >You think. Pinkie wasn't one to try and rape you. Sure she made innuendos at time, and some weird jokes, but she was safe, relatively speaking.
  344. "Alright, sure."
  345.  
  346. >So you had entered the Kitchen, Pinkie offered you a fresh cupcake (Where she found the time to bake so many, you had no idea) and you took a seat on a stool
  347. "So, Pinkie, what did you want to talk about?"
  348. >She turns towards you, her smile disappearing and being replaced by a serious frown
  349. >It's kind of unnerving. Pinkie is usually always rainbows and lolipops
  350. >"It's about your new friend."
  351. >You blink. How could she possibly know?
  352. "What about her, Pinks?"
  353. >She sighs, "I know her! She's that evil Changeling Queen from Canterlot!"
  354. >You choke up slightly
  355. "Um. What do you-"
  356. >"Anon, don't lie to me. Lying to a friend is almost the quickest way to lose a friend's trust! Next to breaking a promise of course!"
  357. >Uh, right
  358. >"I can tell Anon! It's her eyes! They're the same evil eyes of evil! We have to tell Celestia!"
  359. >Oh boy, here we go
  360. "Pinkie, look. She's not here to cause any trouble."
  361. >She raises an eyebrow at you
  362. "I'm trying to teach her that she doesn't need to conquer stuff to be successful. She won't hurt anyp0ny, I promise!"
  363. >She doesn't seem very convinced by your decrees.
  364. >"I don't know, Anon. She's really good at manipulating p0nies! What if she's manipulating you?"
  365. >She gives you a worried face. You'd daaaw if this weren't so serious.
  366. "Pinkie, I can handle her. Trust me, nothing bad will happen. I promise."
  367. >She looks down, and slowly nods. "Alright Anon. I'll keep this secret for you two. But if I hear of anything..."
  368. "You won't. Trust me."
  369.  
  370. >The party had pretty much died out by the time you two came out. Pinkie was once again her cheery self, though you figured it was just a facade to make no one suspicious.
  371. >Not that that had really stopped the others from being curious of what had occured in the Kitchen, but Pinkie's lips were sealed.
  372. >...The look on Applejack and Fluttershy's faces probably made it worse.
  373. >However, right now you didn't have time to sit about, and you got Chrysalis, said your goodbyes, and headed out
  374. >On your way back, you took a detour, however, to head to the local appliance store
  375. >You'd need to get a TV eventually, after all
  376. >And TV you did obtain, though it was smaller than your old one. Not like you could lift the old one to begin with
  377. >Eventually you got home, set up your TV, and took a seat on the couch beside Chrysallis
  378. >"So, what exactly does that... box of yours do."
  379. >You grin at her commnet
  380. "Ask, and ye shall recieve!"
  381. >You turn on your 'magic picture box' as Chrysallis put it, and showed her various chapters. She was confused at first, but eventually got into it.
  382. >You left her to watch some episodes of the Discovery channel equivalent, which was doing a special on ants for whatever reason, and went to get some food
  383. >However, before you could even open your fridge, there was a knock on the door, and with Chrysalis tuning out, you probably weren't going to be able to rely on her getting it for you
  384. >You sigh, and change direction
  385. >Another knock
  386. "Yeah I'm coming. Hold on. Jeez."
  387.  
  388. >You open your door, and, surprise, it's Applejack
  389. "Oh. It's you. can I help you?"
  390. >She smiles deviously, "Ya sure can, partner."
  391. >She starts walking towards you putting on the best 'bedroom eyes' she can muster
  392. >"Ah noticed Pinkie and ya were having quite a bit a' fun at the party."
  393. >You roll your eyes
  394. "Oh yes. Talking is lots of fun Applejack. I for one love words."
  395. >"Do ya? Really now, ah had no idea."
  396. "Oh yes. Here's one of my favorites, just for you. No."
  397. >You try to slam the door in her face, but she jams it with a hoof. Oh shit.
  398. >Code Yellow; this is bad.
  399. >She manages to push the door back open, knocking you over
  400. >"Y'all always play hard ta' get. Ah like that about ya." She smiles seductively while you back up
  401. "No means no, damnit. Get out of my house!"
  402. >That was a bit louder than you intended, and you hear the TV shut off in the next room
  403. >Applejack blinks, "Y'all have company? Heh"
  404. >Chrysalis turns the corner, and glares daggers at Applerape, "Howdy partner. Care to join in?"
  405.  
  406. >Suffice to say, Applejack quickly found herself outside, fairly bruised, and a bit burnt too
  407. >This Chrysalis was a lot stronger than she looked, especially in her 'normal' mode.
  408. >She magics you up a bit roughly, but at least she's trying
  409. >"Is that a regular occurance too?"
  410. >You nod sadly
  411. >She laughs somewhat, "Some 'elements of harmony.' Is there a reason you haven't reported these actions?"
  412. "It's the word of the elements against the word of some offworlder omnivore monster. Not exactly a healthy prospect."
  413. >She rolls her eyes at this, "You need to grow a spine, Human. I cannot protect you forever."
  414. >You nod. She's probably right, when you think about it.
  415. >She goes back to her... Ant program, and you fetch your vodka. You never did get to drink any the night she showed up, now that you think about it.
  416. >You take seat next to her, and sigh.
  417. "How's your... Ants?"
  418. >She glances at you quickly, "Interesting. They function quite a bit like we Changelings, actually."
  419. >You raise an eyebrow at this, "Is that a fact?"
  420. >She doesn't bother to respond. She's pretty into this whole bug thing
  421. >And she's the Queen. Which means...
  422. >No brain. Don't think about her subjects. Stop.
  423.  
  424. >The Next Day...
  425. >morningroutine.bat
  426. >You head downstairs, and decide to preemptively make some food for 'her Majesty' before she asks
  427. >Turns out she's already at the table waiting
  428. "Uh, Good Morning?"
  429. >She smiles at you, "Good Morning."
  430. >The two of you stare at eachother for almost a full minute.
  431. >"Well? Where's my food, human?"
  432. >You blink. Right.
  433. "I'll get on that, I guess."
  434. >"Good."
  435. >You finish up a batch of sandwiches, which you put in front of her.
  436. >She reaches for them, but you slide them away.
  437. >You wave a finger at her
  438. "What do you say when people give you nice things?"
  439. >She glares at you angrily, "Ugh. Thank you. Now give me those!"
  440. "Yeah sure. Go nuts."
  441. >As she chows down you grab some bananas and eat a few.
  442. >Knock Knock
  443. >itbegins
  444.  
  445. >Or not
  446. >Turns out, it was actually just Rainbro, coming to hang out
  447. >You brought her in, and she took a seat on your couch, stretching out slightly.
  448. >You head back in the kitchen, to find Chrysalis finishing off her food
  449. "Hey, we've got some company?"
  450. >She frowns at this, "Is that orange pony back? I figured she would of learned her lesson."
  451. >You smile at this; She was right. Applejack will probably keep her distance at least until she finds a way around Chrysalis.
  452. "Nah, it's not Applejack. Just Rainbow. We hang out a lot, I guess you could say. I figured you might as well get to know her too."
  453. >She looks at you incredulously
  454. >"What makes you think I want to know her, Anon?"
  455. >You shrug
  456. "Don't know until you try. Come on."
  457.  
  458. >She gets up eventually and walks with you to the living room
  459. >Rainbro is still chilling on your couch, watching some random show about nothing
  460. >You sit in your armchair, leaving a spot on the couch for Chrysalis, who relunctantly sits down
  461. "So. Rainbro. What's the occasion?"
  462. >She blinks, her focus broken
  463. >"Oh hey. Right. Well, I wanted to hang out. Like we usually do."
  464. >She looks at Chrysalis and smiles warmly
  465. >"And I guess since you're here now too, you can join us. Name's Rainbow Dash."
  466. >She stretches out a hoof, but Chrysalis pushes it down. "I know."
  467. >Rainbro blinks. "You do?"
  468. >beat
  469. >"Oh yeah! Of course you do! Everyone's heard of Equestria's fastest flier!" She chuckles to herself.
  470. >You roll your eyes at her ego; Chrysalis does the same. "No, Rainbow. The party? I met you there. Or have you forgotten?"
  471. >While her words are pretty harsh, Rainbow doesn't seem to take any offense to them, "Oh yeah. Right."
  472. >She shifts slightly in her seat, "You didn't seem to be enjoying the party much..."
  473. >She nods, "I don't like parties. They are a waste of time spent doing productive things."
  474. >Rainbow gawks at this, "Oh? Like what?"
  475. >Chrysalis smiles darkly, "Planning."
  476.  
  477. >And so, to Rainbro's dismay, you planned.
  478. >It wasn't that bad at least. With chrysalis' help, you set up various dates for 'hanging out' and other such things.
  479. >Chrysalis even scheduled for Rainbow to show off her 'fantastic Sonic Rainboom' (She had also penciled in getting earmuffs the day before)
  480. >And so, many hours went by, productively spent creating various schedules, and then making copies of said schedules
  481. >One for each of you.
  482. >Which seemed redundant, as you and Chrysalis could share, but whatever
  483. >Rainbro eventually found an excuse to leave, Schedule in tow. She was obviously bored out of her mind
  484. >And so, before you even noticed, the day was done
  485. >You sat back, glancing at the schedule in your hands, and then at Chrysalis
  486. >She notices you doing so fairly quickly, "Hm? What is it?"
  487. >You laugh
  488. "You remind me of someone I know."
  489. >She blinks
  490. >"What? Who?"
  491. >You smile, "You'll know soon enough."
  492.  
  493. >That night, you just relaxed in your room, thinking.
  494. >While you were used to ponies and everything, you still never expected to be living with one in your house
  495. >No, scratch that. You weren't.
  496. >You were living with the changeling Queen, an evil being of... evil, who fed off of the emotions of those around her
  497. >Who wanted to exact her revenge on Twilight's brother and his wife; whom you'd only heard of a few days earlier
  498. >Not that you were particularily close to miss know-it-all, but still
  499. >Either way, you were stuck with her
  500. >And, I suppose, her swarm as well
  501. >And deep down you knew, it was going to be one hell of a ride
  502. >You just hoped it wouldn't be your last.