Title:           AiE: Welcome To the Swarm [Part 3]
Author:          TheUnbr0ny
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First Edit:      Monday 17th of September 2012 03:14:03 PM CDT
Last Edit:       Monday 17th of September 2012 03:14:03 PM CDT

“I may be a nice guy, but I'm not stupid or a pushover. I'm not content to just sit around and be food. I want full rights or I walk. I refuse to be trampled upon.”
 
>Chrysalis seems pleasantly surprised by your comment.
>She smirks.
>”I underestimated you. Alright, you'll be treated equal. But that means you're going to work. I can already think of dozens of things those weird things at the ends of your arms would be good for; hooves aren't exactly the most dexterous appendages.”
>This seems fair to you.
>You nod.
 
“I accept those terms.”
 
>”Good,” she says, turning. “Follow me; I'll show you around the nest.”
>You do so and she begins pointing out what tunnel leads where.
>”This leads to the spring I mentioned.”
>You continue but walk past a cavern.
 
“What's in there?”
 
>You ask, curious.
>”Nothing you need to be concerned with. Come on!”
>Although curious, pissing her off now would be a bad idea.
>You eventually come to a tunnel that curves up at a low slant.
>”This leads to the surface.”
>Finally you reach a dead end, having passed other tunnels she mentioned were simply for moving around faster or were living quarters.
>You look on the ground and see a handful of tools.
>”This is what you'll be doing as soon as you get something to drink. We can't use these tools, but we took them from the ponies' mines. They look about right for you to use. You'll be expanding the tunnels faster than my subjects can. Any questions?”
 
“I don't think so, Cheeselegs.”
 
>She shoots you a confused and somewhat angry look.
>”What did you just call me?”
 
“Well, you know since your legs have holes in them like Swiss cheese...? It was a joke.”
 
>”I'm not laughing.”
>You sigh and shake your head, going off to the spring.
>You see several of the Changelings there as well, drinking out of it.
>Your Entomophobia came creeping back as some looked up at you, somewhat confused.
>You'd be drinking out of the same water these... things.. .were drinking out of.
>Once more, survival overtakes fear.
>You kneel down by the side and cup you hands, drinking from the water you scoop up.
>This fascinates the group.
>Suddenly, you're looking at yourself next to you.
 
“AH!”
 
>”AH!”
 
“What the hell?!”
 
>”What the hell?!”
>You blink and it mimics you.
>However, it seems that changing into something so different can't last long, as the other you vanishes in a burst of green flame and reappears as one of the bugs.
 
“So you can change into other things?”
 
>The bug nods in response.
>Apparently they're mute unless transformed.
>You take another drink and get up, preparing to head for the dead end.
>However, as you leave, you pass the so-called forbidden path and stop.
>You look around.
>Chrysalis is nowhere to be seen.
>Of course if she DID catch you, things might not end too well.
>But what could possibly be in there?
>You contemplate what to do.