Title: AiE: Welcome To the Swarm [Part 14] Author: TheUnbr0ny Pastebin link: http://pastebin.com/bNXtrrip First Edit: Tuesday 18th of September 2012 07:31:39 PM CDT Last Edit: Tuesday 18th of September 2012 07:31:39 PM CDT >You swallow hard.   “Okay, now before you kill me, let me explain why I did what I did. It's very simple. Ponies generate lots of love and positive emotions. We feed on love and positive emotions. We help them, they feed us. I understand you're still sore with them, but think about it logically. I was hoping to arrange a meeting with Princess White Horsie and one of her subjects and you and I. See? We even have the upper hand in case they try something!”   >”Except most unicorn foals have better control over magic than you do.” >Crap. >She has a point.   “I can make things float!”   >You levitate a rock as an example. >”Bravo. You can levitate a pebble.”   “I can levitate more than that thank you very much!”   >”Can you even transform?”   “...No.”   >She had you there. >”Then you have much to learn.”   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK4gv11PTI8   >Days later. >Montage complete. >You're almost on par with Chrysalis in terms of magic. >It came easy, you're just slow apparently. >NOW she agreed to your plan. >Return to Canterlot looking like human. >Throw open doors.   “One week.”   >You declare.   “We'll meet in one week.”   >Princess White Horsie nods. >”Very well.” >Mission accomplished. >That was easy.   >One week. >You and Cheeselegs enter Everfree Forest. >Finally meet with White Horsie, who brought Purple Unicorn along for the ride. >You step forward. >Your plan, you do the talking.   “I believe we should do this slowly. Both sides will need time to adjust. We need a test group from the hive. I believe I'll leave that to Chrysalis.”   >You turn to her.   “Do you understand?”   >”I'll find ten or fifteen of them.” >She replies.   “Good. Now, we need a location. Not too out-of-the-way, but nowhere huge.”   >”There are a few locations we could try.” answered White Horsie. “First there's Baltomare. Then there's also Vanhoover to the north. Finally, we have Ponyville, home to Twilight and her friends.” >You know little about all three, although the names are familiar to you. >Vanhoover equals Vancouver, Canada. >Canada has weed and gay marriage. >While the second half doesn't worry you, the first does. >Changelings doing weed? >That might fuck up the hive mind. >Baltomare is this world's Baltimore. >A bit big, but that might help draw less attention to the changelings. >Last was Ponyville. >If Twilight lived there, she might use her sway to give the changelings a better chance.