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AiE: Welcome To the Swarm [Part 19]

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  1. >You shake your head and look away.
  2. >But the damn thing keeps drawing you back, like a moth to a light.
  3. >A quick touch couldn’t hurt.
  4. >You lightly tap it and nothing happens.
  5. >You shrug, curiosity satisfied.
  6. >However, you swear you see a small patch of brown appear on it for a split second out of the corner of your eye.
  7. >Your thoughts are interrupted by the Changeling returning.
  8. >That was actually rather quick.
  9. >Mission accomplished.
  10.  
  11. “Very good. Come; you’re being stationed with your brothers and sisters in Ponyville.”
  12.  
  13. >Return to Ponyville.
  14. >Leave drone, notice it being a bit taller than others.
  15. >Return to hive.
  16. >Find Cheeselegs.
  17. >Well, original Cheeselegs; you were Cheeselegged too.
  18.  
  19. “Results are promising. The drone managed to figure out the Canterlot Hedge Maze all on his.. her… its own.”
  20.  
  21. >”I see… Very well. I’ll have to start unlocking the Problem Solving centers in small groups. Good work.”
  22. >A compliment.
  23. >Rare from her.
  24. >She’s genuinely impressed.
  25. >Ego +1.
  26.  
  27. “Thanks. By the way, there was this strange statue that White Horsie swears is a sealed living thing. Discord she called it.”
  28.  
  29. >That REALLY gets her attention.
  30. >”You didn’t touch it, did you?”
  31.  
  32. “Um… yeah. So what?”
  33.  
  34. >”You’re an idiot! You don’t even belong here in this world. Even I know of Discord! He thrives on chaos, and what’s more chaotic than you?!”
  35.  
  36. “Oh relax, it isn’t like anything’s going to happen! He’s sealed away!”
  37.  
  38. >”Give him time, and he’ll free himself! And believe me, he’s the most difficult being on the planet!”
  39.  
  40. “I take it you two have met before?”
  41.  
  42. >”Yes. Once. As I mentioned, Changelings live long lives, and Kings and Queens are so powerful we never age past our prime, similar to Alicorns. We’ve met before. It was the worst experience of my life.”
  43. >Oh.
  44. >Well, fuck you then.
  45. >She lets out an aggravated sigh.
  46. >”You’re dealing with him, not me. Understand?!”
  47.  
  48. “What happened?”
  49.  
  50. >She looks away and scowls.
  51. >”I don’t feel like disclosing that information. Get out of my sight!”
  52.  
  53. “Fine!”
  54.  
  55. >Women.
  56. >Human, Changeling, doesn’t matter.
  57. >They all had something to complain about.
  58. >All you did was touch the statue.
  59. >It’s not like you did anything extreme.
  60.  
  61. >Next day.
  62. >Wake up to hive mind screaming.
  63. >Chrysalis wakes up too and glares at you.
  64. >You immediately see what the issue is.
  65. >Pink clouds.
  66. >That’s new.
  67. >Time to investigate yourself.
  68. >Call back all the changelings to the nest.
  69. >Head to Ponyville, source of the havoc.
  70. >Touch cloud.
  71. >Cotton candy.
  72. >What.
  73. >You find Twilight Sprinkle.
  74.  
  75. “What is all this?”
  76.  
  77. >”The last time this happened was with Discord, but we sealed him away. You wouldn’t happen to know anything, would you?”
  78. >Okay anon, play it smooth.
  79. >They don’t know you touched the statue.
  80. >You can either tell the truth and prepare for another bitchfest from Sprinkle here or a good lie and deal with the ponies later after you find this Discord fellow.
  81. >What do, Anonymous?
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