”Whoa! Where are we?”
“This is where I was when I went missing back in 2009.”
Suddenly, Jon and I hear a gasp.
“Carina? What’re you doing in here?”
I think for a bit. I recognize the voice, but I can’t put my hoof on it. Then it comes to me. This is either...
“Cervix or Brand?”
“Cervix. So, what’s going on? Who’s this creature?”
“Oh. Him? That would be Jon, my best human friend.”
“Hmm. What are you going to do?”
“I’ve been searching for Aita, but now, I have a clue of where he might be. I remember seeing a bright flash of white with a tint of green.”
“Well, Carina, you’re right. Why don’t I help you with that, though. Recently, we failed invading Equestria again, and the location we were in was Canterlot.”
“Canterlot? Like as in A Canterlot Wedding?”
“Well, that’s one way to remember it. Anyway, you may want to look in Canterlot first for... Aita?!?”
“Don’t worry about that name.”
Cervix turns to Jon upon hearing the reassurance.
“Okay then. So, what’s your plan?”
“Well, originally, I was going to take Jon with me over to Equestria. But now, I realize that I can just go it alone.”
“Of course you can, Carina. We’ll keep your friend company.”
“Okay. One final thing. If you come across Brand, then tell him that I’m sorry about dismissing the idea of our kind being changelings.”
“Okay. I’ll let him know.”
“Bye, Jon. See you when I get back.”
“Bye, Carina.”
And with that, I make my way to exit the hive.
“So, wait. You were in Queen Chrysalis’ hive?!?”
“Yeah, but she never came.”
“So, your conversation with Cervix was practically secret? And what kind of name is Jon? I can understand Vibe as a family name, but Jon?!?”
“You’re not alone. To this day, I can’t wrap my head around the meaning of human names either.”
“Wait. What’s a human?!?”
“Eh. Kind of think of your friend over there without a tail and with clothes and hair instead.”
“Oh. Well, how is, um, Jon? Are the chan-”
“Twilight, please. Don’t mention the name of my kind in front of Aita.”
“Sorry. Um, are the members of your kind keeping your friend company.”
“I sure hope so. Cervix seemed confident to do it.”
“I’m glad you came here yourself from Canterlot. I asked Princess Celestia to find a way to get you over to Ponyville.”
“I didn’t come here myself because of you. It was more in shock of what the letter said about Aita.”
“Yes. I was disappointed at how she treated Aita, and I called her out on it.”
“So did I. Hey Aita?”
“Huh?”
“Ready to get back home?”
“Uh-huh.”
“Okay. We’ll stop by the hive first though. But I know how to travel there quickly.”
So, I take Aita under my front hooves and teleport to the hive, taking him with me.
“Huh?”
“Jon!”
Throughout the hive, I look for Jon until I find an exceptionally big cocoon. For a while, it looks like just that. The biggest cocoon in one cocoon riddled room. Looking closer, I see a shirt within the cocoon. Then, I notice two arms.
That’s Jon. That’s definitely Jon.