Mandibles "Mandy" Carapace hated Queen Chrysalis.
He hated her hare-brained schemes, he hated her commanding and dominating nature, and he especially hated her unending arrogance.
So, when the Canterlot Invasion failed and he was sent careening into Ponyville, he felt no particular rush to return to her.
Author's note: Contains Romance, but there aren't enough tags to include it, so I chose Drama over Romance (because the Drama is the main theme of the story, while the Romance is a side-plot that feeds into said Drama).
And now, I've also added the "Alternate Universe" tag, because of the stuff involving Mothra and Chrysalis.
Sequel is here.
Chapters (26)
You have my interest.
A very good start.
Let's see where this goes, shall we ?
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Run.
Wait, isn't Mayor Mare's secretary's name Raven Inkwell?
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Oh right, I forgot. It's fixed now, though.
Im loving this story so far. I thought Raven Inkwell was Celestias secretary.. guess I've been reading to many alt universe stories
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Apparently, there are two versions of her or something. One (who's a unicorn) is aide to Celestia in The Crystal Empire Part 1; the other (who's an earth pony) is Mayor Mare's aide in both Luna Eclipsed and Filli Vanilli (and also appears in Canterlot in Spice Up Your Life). It's rather inconsistent.
It just happening is a good way for a story to evolve. Good chapter also
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Thank you!
After reading your Author's note for this chapter, it does not seem like a forced ship, or a ship for the sake of shipping. It seems to work.
And the chapter with Pinkie and her underlying feelings if depression has me hooked.
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Why thank you! I'm certainly trying my best.
Honestly, I’m hoping this doesn’t end up becoming the sole focus of the story.
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just take page from pokemon and have the "Raven Inkwell Sisters" who all work as secretary's. And they all happen to be identical Twin sisters minus different pony races
The cover art shows a very unhappy bug...
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He looks more annoyed than anything.
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It's meant to be his first reaction to Pinkie Pie (except he's not wearing the suit Rarity made for him, because spoilers for Chapter 4). Or at least, what I'd planned his first reaction to be.... :/
Ponyville is the spot where most of the dangerous creatures attack.
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Your on a roll tonight, good chapter
And thus, The bed revolution began, hundreds have died in this war for equal sleeping conditions. The war still rages on decades later.
Sweet story here & good role for both the CMC's & Spike in this chapter, think Mandy's finally on the road to healing & be a better ling that Chrissy would ever be!
Okay, seems someling went on his own metamorfosis before Thorax, sweet!!!
I've always wonder if any other changelings would crash landed near in ponyville like the one in slice of life episode when Kevin was there at the wedding but I don't thing he's going to be there But anyway I am intrested how this would workout for this changeling
Well then I didn't know thorax has another brother Other than pharynx
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*metamorphosis
So mandy don't trust Chrysalis after that failure inversion and apparently thorax and pharynx are Related to mandy and looks like hes going to live here in ponyville this should be very interesting for him
Always wondered what would happen to a well fed chaingling
So basically what I realize this is during the time Between season 2 and 3 And I gotta say Mandy is taking up pretty well live in ponyville thats cool And of course twilight and her crazy Obsessions of research lol
and now I wonder what is rartiy is going to do now with him
I saw the Picture of Mandy he looks great And I like his personality so sarcastic And not afraid to speak of hes mind
A little hangover Reference nice man
Wow pinkie pie knows how to throw a party and mandy dang I didn't know he was this upset with Chrysalis not treating him and thorax and pharynx well well mostly mandy now at least they have got to know him better and started to bound with some of the ponys
Apple Bloom looked on with astonishment, then turned to Big Mac. "Was it just mah imagination, or were they...?"
Big Mac, equally as stunned, simply replied, "Eeyup."
What do you mean by what are they?? 😳😲☺😊🥰 I guess will have to found out later
Another reference from the episode applejack days off when she make the work hard and Questionable how they work
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Did you see how many Changeling eggs were in Thorax's flashback? I'd be surprised if Pharynx WAS his only sibling!
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It was the fact that they were getting along, and that she was caring about him.
Ohhhh I see now lol 😆 🚢
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Oh, the usual; he'll carry supplies, model dresses, consult him on fabric types – basically what she does with Spike (except for the pin cushion thing).
whoa ok then something I didn't see that coming again so those two having some Connection with each other thats cute man
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To be honest I thought they had a different family just like ocellus family During the Flashback on the episode Heart's warming breakfast club 😅
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Well, yeah, I think that, too. It's just that, what with the eggs in that flashback all being grouped together, and the nymphs all gathering around Chrysalis, I'm just assuming they were all hers.
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I guess that makes sense I mean ocellus is very young And I'm sure she has her own family now then thorax and pharynx and mandy later on I mean I'm just guessing at this point
Two sweet chapters here, good to see Luna helping out Mandy like that in the dream realm before his *try date* with AJ next day. Course leave it to RD to muck things up a bit & Pinkie pretty much planning their wedding! (so to speak!
) That last part was hilarious though, poor Mandy! 
Oh boy lol and remember kids
poor mandy I can understand why hes worry about how pony we'll react to that but I'm sure they will work it out somehow 😊
Aww this was a pretty sweet chapter having fluttershy helping Mandy about his feelings out now they are going shopping
wow now we are in season 3 premiere of the crystal Empire cool
But the crowd wasn't buying it. "Wait, persecute?" One of them asked.
"Oh no, is that what we're doing!?" Another wailed.
"I thought it'd already done something terrible!"
"Did we learn nothing from Zecora's arrival?!"
"I was just following the crowd!"
The crowd quickly dispersed, rethinking everything they'd done.
YOU THINK
Poor Mandy I do feel bad for him Hes been storing up a lot of emotion in him And he want to let it all out im glad that the cmc help him and Spike give him some help just like how he help thorax back then
This was nice.
Once again Rainbow Dash fails to use common sense.