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The right thing to do and the best thing to do are sometimes mutually-exclusive; when Fluttershy finds the deposed Chrysalis injured and near-death in the Everfree Forest, she knows that the wisest course of action to pursue would be to leave her to her fate. She's a sworn enemy of ponykind, after all, and will only seek to hurt them further once she's rehabilitated.

One's true nature can never be changed, can it?

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JackRipper
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This has a lot of potential, and I don't use that term lightly. Have an upvote.

They were naturally very ill-tempered and wary of outsiders, of course, but this had been something altogether else. It struck her that they seemed worried about something.

Found a typo.

but this had been something else altogether

is what it should be.

Also nice start. Good to see people using Fluttershy's new personality; people tend to write her as Season 1 Flutters, so this is a nice change.
I'll stick this on tracking and see where it goes.

so far I like what I see. I reserve my criticisums for later . keep going

This looks interesting. Can't wait to read more.

I love this and I really hope you will finish it

*Alondro finds Chrysalis near death... he knows exactly what to do...* ERMAHGERD!! CHERNGLERNG!!! *he picks up a railroad tie and slams it repeatedly upon the evil bug pony until only a green splat remains* :pinkiecrazy:

And now to sell the goo to the Chinese as as aphrodisiac! *Alondro makes millions on the black market* :trixieshiftright:

‘It’s not in your nature?’ If it was me in there, I would say ”HA! You ponies don’t know anything about nature! You ponies FORCE your control on anything that isn’t in your possession! You force change on any race that isn’t pony!” That is what I would say, like your story. Thumbs up.

A very interesing premise. You now have my curiosity, so I shall add this to my tracking list; by the way, have a like. :twilightsmile:

P.S. I do hope you update this regularly.

Really enjoyed this so far. I barely ever read fanfiction anymore, but this one caught my attention. It's a bit on the wordy side, but you make it work, and it stays consistent. Overall, I'd say that the prose helps set the story apart. The only criticism I'd give is that Fluttershy might be a little too brave. I can overlook it, as it allows the story to move forward and not linger on useless conflicts. Overall, I think this has the potential to be a great character piece.

Not much else to say here other than good work. I'm kind of hoping that the two characters can learn to appreciate one another without Chrysalis changing her ways and going through a full reformation. The fact that Fluttershy recognizes that her feeding method may be repugnant to ponies, but are normal to changelings is a nice touch, and very promising for the story's future.

Well, this is going to be interesting.

You've earned yourself a tracker, opala. Keep up the good work!

I think it's good that Fluttershy realizes Chrysalis is indeed unrepentant and enjoys her villainy. That may change eventually, but for now she's dangerous and doesn't want to change.

But then, that's before she's spent any amount of time around Fluttershy. I look forward to the results.

Stunning prose. Fluttershy is really embodied here, and Chrysalis was just amazingly well executed. The descriptions are so vivid, and...

Well, this is definitely getting a track from me. Have an upvote, as my friend Jack said. I hope for more amazing material! And don't worry, if it takes time, we'll wait :twilightsmile:

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Your kind words are very much appreciated.

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Actually, the phrase can be used either way; I happen to feel that it has slightly more impact in its reconfigured form, hence why I used it.

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Thank you.

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Hopefully, your patience will be well-rewarded.

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Eventually. I write when I can, but I only post when I'm happy.

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That is, perhaps, how this story could go in a parallel universe.

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Well, if you look at Equestria in its wild and untamed form, is it any wonder that ponies are such control-freaks? Pretty much everything in their immediate environment IS trying to kill them.

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As regularly as I am able to.

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I don't think of Fluttershy as being excessively brave; what I think is that her kindness/empathy overrides her natural cowardice at times, and she forces herself into actions to protect friends/loved ones/animals in her care because of that.

Hopefully this isn't much of a spoiler, but Chrysalis will not be reformed by the power of rainbow friendship sparkles come
the end of this story.

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I shall certainly keep up the work, but whether or not it is good is for better minds than mine to decide upon.

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Fluttershy does have a way with rowdy creatures, but Chrysalis may just represent her greatest challenge.

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If it does, indeed, end up taking a while it will only be because of my perfectionist streak.

8685276 *Alondro sits on his huge pile of ill-gotten money from selling Chrysalis goo* 5 people are jelly they didn't think of this first! :rainbowlaugh:

Anyway, I don't know if Chrysalis is possible to reform. She seems rather more than a little psychotic, or as close to a character can get in a kiddie show. People like that tend not to get better, since the mental defect is either physiological or has become an engrained personality trait from habituation. Usually, such people will pretend to be 'better' and then slaughter their benefactors as soon as the opportunity presents itself.

Someone leading an invasion into a peaceful country for power and domination is clearly unhinged at least a bit! :raritywink:

You posted two fine stories on the same day. A Final Flight brought tears to my eyes. Have another upvote and a follow.

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Thank you.

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Sorry about that. I'd hoped to have them at least a day apart. I'll try not to spam so much in the future.

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If your stories are all this good, then by all means: spam away. :pinkiehappy:

Edit: Author was banned for some reason, so this comment is pointless.
Edit 2: Sorry opala, your reply was deleted before I could read it.
Edit 3: It's been a while. I didn't see that one before it got deleted either. This page is probably being watched.

Comment posted by pyaar deleted Jan 25th, 2018

So... I guess this story is canceled?

Comment posted by rdash32 deleted Jun 22nd, 2018
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