Chapter 1
“...The hooves of the Changelings must join as one...
And together the Swarm will flourish...”
Chrysalis smiled as she finished her song, closing the eyes of the Changeling who lay on the ground. He was no longer in pain, and there was no saving him. But she did the one thing that she could think of: put his mind at ease. Getting up, She felt something form in her stomach, getting sickened at the sight before her, so she turned to walk through the trees.
Her heart was wrenched with guilt as she walked through the wooded encampment. Queen Chrysalis, after having been thrown halfway across Equestria, began to gather all of her people that she could find. Many were lucky, and had time to recuperate their flight. Others, were not so lucky, and had been thrown viciously against the ground or other objects. In but an hour, the Queen had gathered little more than 50 of her subjects. Nothing, compared to the thousands she had this morning, but it was all she could do.
Over 20 of the Changelings were injured, and lying down. The able ones used their green adhesive to form tent-like structures between and under the few trees that surrounded them for the injured ones. They set up camp here after gathering enough Changelings. Chrysalis had instructed 15 of the well to search for any more of their comrades. Even if it was a hopeless cause, it was the Queen's utmost priority to preserve the safety of her people.
Her footsteps were slow and quiet as she passed the tents. She saw the remaining Changelings moving back and forth between injured, applying what little first aid they had available. Some were lucky to just have a broken rib, or a bad headache. Others...weren't so lucky, and already three had passed before the Queen's eyes.
She came across a small green tent, where there was a lone Changeling curled up on a pile of leaves, bleeding rather profusely. He whimpered a little in pain, but he knew that showing pain was showing weakness. His eyes were clenched shut until he noticed a presence beside him. Opening his eyes, he saw his beautiful black Queen, kneeling on the grass beside him. “M-my Queen.” He rasped. “Forgive me for allowing you to see me in such a state.” The Changeling applied a bit more pressure to his abdomen.
Shaking her head, she returned his apology with a smile. “No, Grub. It's quite alright. You've more than earned the right to show a bit of weakness before me.” She placed a hole-ridden hoof upon his shoulder. “You were a great leader in Canterlot. While I was unable to contact the Swarm, you kept the people together. I should be the one injured like this, not watching my people suffer.” Her head drooped lower, remembering how her plan all fell apart. “I let my overconfidence get the better of-”
“Please, Lady Chrysalis!” Grub interrupted. His large, green eyes staring into hers. He didn't want his Queen to feel responsible for what happened. He was in charge of the Swarm's assault force, so it was his responsibility for what happened to his men.
Chrysalis was taken aback by his outburst, but not offended. She merely smiled again, like a mother to her sick child. “You're right. Nopony could have predicted that.” She winced as Grub coughed suddenly, spitting out a blotch of green blood.
“It-it seems that I won't be making it after all, will I?” The Changeling laughed a bit as he noticed the dark green puddle pooling near his stomach. “Oh well. At least I will make it to the Great Hive, with the rest of my passed brethren.”
“Yes, the Great Hive. I was hoping not to see you leave so soon. You've been my second in command for so long now. It would have been nice to have you by my side after the capture of Canterlot.” She stroked his cheek gently, causing him to noticeably relax. She respected the Captain of the Assault force. He was the smallest of his unit when he was still new, but had proven to be one of the best the Swarm had ever seen besides the Royalty themselves. Years ago, Chrysalis appointed him as her second in command when it came to keeping the Swarm together, and the two had come to know each other rather well.
He lowered his eyes a bit, thinking of how great a story it would have been to tell. The day the famine of the Changelings ended. But it was far from happening now. Grub turned his eyes back to the Queen. “Lady Chrysalis? It wouldn't be rude of me to say something about your grand scheme, would it?”
She laughed a bit at the question. “No, my dear Grub. What is it?”
“In all honesty, I don't believe we needed any love from the ponies.”
Confused, she squinted at her subject. “What do you mean? It was obvious, correct? Our people were starving, barely getting by. I needed to do something.”
It was his turn to smile. “We were starving, yes. But the reason we always survived, got by, was from your love of the people, Lady Chrysalis.” He nodded with his last statement, showing that he himself relished in the love she gave.
Surprised by this, The Changeling Queen's mouth opened a tad. It was true, she always respected and loved her people, and they had loved her. But it was only enough to get by. The Changeling people needed another source of love in order to grow. Her mouth closed, turning again into a smile, this time with tears forming in her eyes. “Oh Grub. You always know what to say to your Queen.”
Grub winced again, feeling his body starting to go slowly numb. He placed his own, blood-stained hoof on his Queen's and leaned his face against it.
Chrysalis knew what was coming, but didn't have any words for her soldier. She could only do one thing.
“Nature, nurture, Hive and home...
...Coating all in our sweet, green varnish...
...To gather all the love that is shown...
...And together the Swarm with flourish...”
Chrysalis heard hoofs outside, and soon, three Changelings walked in. They noticed their deceased Captain, gasping a bit. One shook himself together, and turned to his Queen. “My Lady, we've returned, and we have more survivors. Most are injured, but none are serious.”
“Very well.” She stood up, taking a moment to look at the dried blood on her hoof. The Changeling Queen walked out of the tent slowly, following the Scouts to a group of 20 or so more Changelings. They all, though injured, attempted to bow to their Queen, only to receive an individual hoof rested on their shoulders.
As she patted each Changeling's shoulder, Chrysalis was speaking. “I'm so glad that you all are safe. I take responsibility for what happened to you all, and your friends. But remember that mourning will not help us. We need to love each other, for being together, and continue the life of the Swarm.”
Every one of her subjects smiled a bit at her statement. They truly did admire their Queen, and this was the reason why. She had always shown a high level of respect to them, as if they were all equals. They all knew that it was her love that kept the Swarm alive through the Famine, and that would not change now, even after her grand plan failing.
“Now, I know you Scouts just got back, but take the able of this group and go out again. I don't want to have any more pass all alone.” She turned to the Changelings who had just returned. “If any more of our people are to leave to the Great Hive, than they shall do so amongst the ones who love them.”
Her people nodded and the now larger group took off, flying off in different directions. The remaining walked and limped over to the encampment of tents to rest.
Chrysalis lowered her head, taking a deep breath. It was hard to stay strong after seeing The Changelings in such state. But this was a time when her people needed her most. Like she had said before: Mourning will not help the survival of the Swarm. For now, she only needed to focus on keeping Her subjects safe.
Looking to the dusk sky, which had turned violet by now, Chrysalis took one last moment to remember the four who passed before her eyes today. She would never forget them.
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Yay, another Chrysalis possibility. I Don't know, I like new characters because of new ideas. And when new ideas pop up, I write those first, prolonging my old ideas.
And just to dismiss claims: NO I DID NOT USE A REAL SONG.
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Short and sweet and good. One bit of grammar nazism, numbers (like 2nd in command and the 4 who passed) should usually be written out as full words. It makes the text flow a bit nicer. Thumbs up in any case.
This was great. I really liked the way you portrayed the changelings in the story. For once, they weren't just mindless love-suckers (god I love that word), but a people with a history and hope.
To be perfectly honest with you, you could easily make this into a proper story and not just a one-shot. You shouldn't make it too long, but the opportunity is there for a few more chapters.
-Glassed
Beautiful.
No words, no comment.
Simply, beautiful.
535376 534454 533613 You guys... are making me feel like a genius!
533686 Nazism is necessary at times. And I corrected the first three I found XD
534100 Darn. You shouldn't have said that. Because now I see the possibilities.
537878 Maybe it's because.....
You are?
537884 I know right?
-Glassed
Reminds me of the Zerg and the Queen of Blades, but ponyfied and without the need of murder
But congratulations, you managed to make me like Chrysalis even more
Also:
"Angel, Angel what have I done?"
539267 *hiss* LEAVE! IT'S ALL ORIGINAL! XD
Nice catch. It seems that all of my stories are inspired by a song. So I incorporate them sometimes.
And I've never played Starcraft, so that makes me feel awesome that I managed to make a similarity (somewhat)
My god that was beautiful
I like this Chrysalis; however she may have acted towards everypony else, you can't say she isn't a kind and caring ruler. Nice to see some changeling culture as well.
540940 I love how I am unable to see it as beautiful as everybody else. Im a cursed man, i guess
545073 Since it wasn't much to come up with, I had an easy time. But yeah, I always pictured her as a caring Queen. She went to such great lengths to feed her subjects, after all.
546849 i know that feel bro i know that feel
546849 That's the curse of having written it and thus being unable to look at it from a non-subjective viewpoint.
XD Very true.
Very nice!
Instant thumbs-up.
I love how you showed the whole incident from the perspective of the Changelings. Far too often, we (the viewers/readers) are left with only one side of the story. Brilliantly executed.
Good job breaking it brony!
Once again, somepony has clearly damaged my eye ball lubrication system, because the confounded things are leaking profusely again!
546849
" And that's where the episode cuts in. I like how all of her lines kind of hint at the possibility but never outright confirm. Can you say fanon-bait? 
yup, I think of it that way too. I basically imagine that while they planned to invade, originally it was gonna be a stealth invasion where they just replaced the bride and some party guests and guards, then integrated themselves fully for once instead of gorging a bit on love and having to flee suspicions, as Chrysalis-as-Cadence could exercise her royal rank to block investigations and the like, but Shining Armor was such a lovey-dovey sap that she got drunk on power and went all Palpatine suddenly.
"UUUUNLIIIMITED POOOOOWEEEEER HUHUHUHEHEHEHAHAHA!!!!!
620817 well, it would be great fanon bait if I could get some traction on this story. I'm not well known, And I can't get it out in public view anymore
But I'm glad you like it!
I feel sorry for the injured Changelings.
Looks promising for a sequel
This makes me love the Queen even moar.. I need to get around to writing my fanfiction about her. This story is just.. I love it ^-^
802796 You know. with random people randomly commenting randomly saying they love this... I'm getting more and more tempted to write another story with this caring Chrysalis.
BTW, you should send me a link when you finish. I cant get enough of Changeling :P
804974 will do.. when I get a break from my art. And I would love to see another ^^
Sweet is not the right word. Beautiful encompasses too much. I think the best way to describe this is either real, believable, or sad. If sad then you must add beautiful.
I hope you decide to continue this story (looks like it's been a while since you wrote it).
804974 One can NEVER have enough Chrysalis^^
nice work^^ I'd like to see what happens to the Hive after this^^
Nice
but short 
I always thought about Chrysalis' goals relating to feeding her subjects interesting. It gives a typical villain a nice touch of depth and an understanding as to why she did what she did in my opinion. Great story!
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She is a villain.
Buti never saw her as evil. Just different, and in desperation. A mother will do anything for her children.
"A true queen will see her people fed before she sits to feast..." as the song goes.
So Sad and cute