//------------------------------// // A New Life // Story: Change of Heart // by Haillee //------------------------------// Chrysalis woke with a jump. The sound of the young colt running into her room along with two grown ponies. A Stallion that was a light brown and had a pair of wings. He had dark black hair and had a cutie mark of what seemed to be a pair of stars and a moon. Beside him stood a mare that was also a pegasus, she was much more colorful. She was a bright pink with yellow mane. She was giving the young colt in front of her a slight smile, still unsure of something. She bore the cutie mark of a lovely peach and a flower beside it. "Hello again, told you I would be back." Started the colt. "These are my parents, Dusty Star and Peach Bloom." "Hi dear, my son tells me you do not remember much. Is this true." Asked the mare. Chrysalis very much confuse due to being just awoken in this loud manner stayed silent. She stared at them for a moment and then got herself an idea. If she could get just a little love from them, she could gain the health she needs to survive. She shook her head silently. "Oh dear" said the mare, she gave her husband a worried look. The stallion then nodded and looked back at Chrysalis. "Ummm dearie we are going to have you come stay with us until you can regain some memory or your parent are found ok?" Said the stallion. At this Chrysalis let a small smile appear, she was finally going to get a proper meal. The colt smile and stared at Chrysalis, this kind of freaked her out, he didn't talk he just stared. At last he broke the silence. "Oh, how silly of me you know about my parents but I forgot to tell you my own name. My name is Trance Cider." He said proudly. Chrysalis gave him a smile and began to lay down. She still wanted to rest in this warm bed while she could. She began to rest her eyes just as the colt then hopped up on the end of the bed. She sat straight up and look at the colt staring at her once more. Peach Bloom grabbed her son and pulled her off the covers. "I apologize, he still in manner school." She said promptly looking at Trance with a disapproving glare. Trance back away from the bed and continued to smile. "My son was right you are so very thin I will be back, I am going to get you some proper food to eat instead of this IV thingy." Said Dusty as he is heading out, he motioned his head for the others to leave with him, as they did Chrysalis saw a small piece of love float through the air. She smiled and swiped it from the air. She put it behind her back and looked at the ponies that now stared at her. "Oh, I umm saw a fly." She said quickly. These seemed to please the mare as she smiled and said, "well you catch it then." They went out of the room and Chrysalis pulled the thin piece of love from behind her. Changelings are weird, they don't need a kiss or a hug to feed them, though those can help. No, they can see any live anywhere and if it is for them, or for whoever they are impersonating, they can eat it. Though gaining the love isn't easy but worth it. This love came from the mare, who was already warming up to Chrysalis, she may not have even know she let the love out but it was there. Ponies of course could not see the love but they knew it was there. Changelings can see love, it flies around in the air like dust. Chrysalis smiled and began to bite down on the much-needed food. She had to stay a pony while doing this which wasn't easy and nearly made her pass out again. But she made it though and began to felt better already. She would need a lot more for her to full health but for now she was very much satisfied. She heard footsteps coming toward her room. The door creaked open as a stallion in a lab coat walked in. He gave her a smile a looked down at his clip board. "Hello Jane Hooves." He said looking at his clip board. "It seems you are having problems remembering?" Chrysalis nodded. "Yes, sir but I am pretty sure my name is not Jane?" To this the doctor chuckled as he scribbled down a note. His horn glowed as he made notes. "Yes I am sure it is not, but until you can remember your name or someone can tell us it is easier to call you Jane. That and it sounds more pony like then patient 2453. By the way I am Doctor Horse, I will be your doctor while you are here. And I think we need to get you into a cat-scan later to check and make sure nothing is wrong up in your noggin. " To this Chrysalis gave a smile but was rather worried. What was a cat scan? Back in the hive if a changeling got sick they either needed to be fed or they were give one last good day. She was unaware of all these pony terms. the hospital itself was weird enough. "Thank you doctor." She said quietly. The doctor walked over toward Chrysalis and began to lift her arm. "You seem to be getting the food through at last." He said as he began to remove the needle from her arm. "Yea I guess," she said, she did feel much better. But she didn't dare say it wasn't the food that helped her. The doctor smiled and made marks on his clipboard. "Ok I will have a nurse come check your blood pressure in a bit you just settle back, and relax." He said and then began to leave. As he did the family of three returned with a small box. Dusty looked at Chrysalis and handed her the box. "Sorry it took so long the hospital food sucks so we went to the hayburger." He said. Never the less Chrysalis felt something weird she thanked Dusty and the others. She caught another few pieces of love floating around as they talked. She came up with excuses to way mostly that her hooves are asleep. That tended to work because they were sore from the IV. Shoved some of the love into one of the hayburger she had received. She thought it was amazing, and it seemed to fill her more than just love alone. It grew late into the night before Chrysalis realized she had talked with these ponies all day. They began to turn off the lights and settle down. The night swept Chrysalis away, as the stars shined Chrysalis felt she was rather strong now. She wanted to just stay here forever though. Wanted to be able to feed and have a break. She looked at the young family that have taken her in, they had plenty of love and yes Chrysalis needed some of it, but they were producing more then she ate. She made sure she wouldn't eat it all so there would be some for others. She began to wonder how long can she feed off them? And how will she mange to go through it without being caught again?