As Boreas looked into Celestia's room, he saw... well... Celestia! But she was struggling in an a icky-looking cocoon, reminding Boreas of a fly, upon being caught by a great spider. And frankly, she wasn't too happy for him being there, despite the circumstances.
"Oh, wonderful, I suppose you're here to finish me off, huh? Wasn't punching me in the face and humiliating me enough for you?" Celestia asked irritably.
"Under normal circumstances, yes." thought Boreas as he grinned widely, quickly drawing the sun princess' attention to his amusement at the situation.
"Oh, ha ha ha, grow up and laugh it up later Damien. I Kinda... I..." Celestia seemed to want to say something, but her pride forced the words back, only widening Boreas's grin into a full-fledged toothy smile.
"Well? I'm waiting. Out with it, already." Boreas seemed to say, though he in fact said nothing as he smiled, further antagonizing the alicorn princess.
"Stop laughing! I... Need... Help!" Celestia gasped, obviously fatigued from the effort it took to say those words. Boreas kept smiling. He was enjoying this, perhaps a little too much.
"Who's help, Celestia?" asked Boreas at last, with obvious mock innocence.
"Don't do this, Damien..." Pleaded Celestia.
"Say it." Demanded Boreas. Celestia tensed, closed her eyes, inhaled, then said the mumbled something.
"Hm?" Boreas asked, holding his hand to his ear, and trying not to laugh.
"your help..." Mumbled Celestia.
"I'm sorry, you'll have to be a little louder..." Said Boreas.
"YOUR HELP! I NEED YOUR HELP!!! Are you happy now, you muscle-headed twit!?" Shouted Celestia, who was now shaking with rage.
"Yes." Boreas replied simply. Suddenly, the door opened, slammed shut, and in stepped... Celestia?
"Well, Looks like my cover's blown..." Celestia 2 said, frowning slightly.
"And such a shame that it had to be so soon... I was hoping to get a little closer to you, Boreas..." Fake-Celestia finished, then a burst of green light shrouded her, and there stood the most fucked-up pony Boreas had ever seen. It was tall, black, chitinous, and its legs looked like swiss cheese.
"I KNEW You were being too nice!" Yelled Boreas, pointing at the changeling. The changeling smiled.
"It talks, too? Celestia, you always get the best toys..." The Changeling said, moving closer to Boreas.
"I'm not a toy, insect! Explain yourself, now, or risk destruction!" Demanded Boreas.
"And don't think he won't, Chrysalis. He will. He did it to discord, and he was about to do it to me." Said Celestia.
"Yes, I heard about the poor god of chaos, and it took me a while to realize, but..." Chrysalis suddenly got very close to Boreas, staring him directly in the eyes, as if trying to control him.
"You and I... We could potentially be of great help to each other, big guy." Boreas was extremely unsettled by this proposition, but did not show it in front of Celestia.
"Sorry, lady, but I just got out of a relationship, so..." He tried to say, but Chrysalis interrupted him.
"Yes, I heard about that, but that moron betrayed you, despite your potential. I, however, see what you really are, and think that you and I can go somewhere..." Chrysalis cooed, But Celestia had other plans.
"Boreas, I know we normally don't have each other's best interests in mind, but you do not want to listen to her!" Pleaded Celestia. Boreas didn't like either of them, but he hated Celestia more. On the other hand, however, this new villain likely had some truly nasty plans in mind for not just Celestia, but him too. However, Who ever said milking the situation for all its worth was a bad idea?
"I don't know, Celestia, this one seems pretty trustworthy to me." He lied.
"... You're joking, right?" Asked Celestia seriously. Boreas shrugged.
"Hey, the man made his choice, quit being a sore loser!" Chrysalis chided, grabbing Boreas's arm and sticking her tongue out at Celestia.
"I said you seemed like listening to, Chrysalis, I never agreed to join you." Retorted Boreas.
"Now, Give me a reason why I should help you... with whatever it is you want to do." Boreas finished.
Chrysalis frowned it thought, Then replied:
"Because, Celestia wronged both of us. If you help me, I can give you anything you want." Said Chrysalis seductively.
"What I want can't be brought back, bug. But still, quite the tempting offer. What about you, Celestia? Can you make me a better offer than "almost anything I want"?" Asked Boreas.
"Boreas, Just join her if you're gonna do it, but don't pull this crap on me." Celestia said flatly.
"I believe I asked you to make an offer." Said Boreas.
"What the hell do you want from me, my crown?! I know you're not gonna accept any of my offers, so just end it, already!" Demanded Celestia. Chrysalis smiled.
"Well, you heard her "offer", Boreas. I think we both know who you're going to pick, but let's hear it from you." Gloated Chrysalis.
"Meh... I say myself." Answered Boreas plainly.
"What!?" Exclaimed both Celestia and Chrysalis.
"You both heard me. My loyalties lie only with myself and my friends, and frankly, neither of you look like pleasant company. I simply would prefer Chrysalis to you, Celestia. Either way, I'm not joining you, Chrysalis." Boreas said as he cast a spell, releasing Celestia. Chrysalis looked shocked for a second, then gave an evil, creepy smile.
"I see. Well, you may think that now, but you'll come around soon enough. I'll see to that." Chrysalis said, before vanishing in a flash of green light.
"Not even a fight. You make some really unentertaining enemies, Celestia, you know that?" Boreas grumbled as he turned to her.
"Why did you help me, Damien? You could have just killed me right there and ended it. Why didn't you?" Celestia asked.
"Because, Celestia, Though you disgust, infuriate, and generally offend me, I'm no wild animal. Now's my chance to prove that. You may be princess here, but I'm the better one here. You remember that." Boreas began to walk away, then stopped.
"Oh, and my name's Boreas, not Damien. Not anymore." That said, Boreas walked out of the room, leaving a confused Celestia behind. Boreas not only saved her, but didn't even try to kill her beforehand. This confused Celestia, and she began to realize:
"Maybe he has changed..." Celestia thought aloud.
Boreas walked down the hallway, satisfied with his good deed. However, he thought about Chrysalis's offer. True, they both had a common enemy, but there were too many unknowns. For instance, what did she really want? Chrysalis never said what she wanted, but offered a lot. His heart knew he made the right choice, but his wild wind, ever-curious, decided that it at least needed to know her goal and her motives. As he went to Luna's room, He noticed Luna was awake, and staring out the window. He tapped her on the shoulder, startling her and causing her to yelp.
"Boreas! How on Equestria can something as big as you be so quiet!?" She asked, panting from her recent shock.
"You're awake. Why?" Asked Boreas. Luna sighed, then lowered her head, before replying:
"Hallowed. He's back."