> The Pursuit of Love > by ThunderCracker > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Chapter 1: The Catalyst > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The only thing I felt was the pain in my head. I could barely remember what happened just a few moments ago. All I remember was waking up and seeing... green eyes. I pried my eyes open and took glanced around. Wherever I was, definitely wasn't my house. Everywhere I looked had "eerie cavern", stuck, nailed, and riveted all over it. Although it was well lit by a bright green light. It wasn't cold at all actually now that I was fully awake. Even though I was cocooned up to my neck, it was pretty warm. Whatever planned to eat me in this cave was doing a damn good job at making me feel at him. The more I examined the more opened cocoons I saw. I gave a content sigh, and let my head hang as I bathed in the warmth of the cocoon. Just as I began to drift off, the sound of large bug wings filled my ears. If it was one thing I hated, it was giant flying bugs. If it's one thing a bug shouldn't do, it's fucking flying. My comfort vanished as I heard the creature land not too far away. What confused me was the sounds its footsteps made. It wasn't multiple spikes impaling the ground or... disgusting cockroach legs... it was more of a... clopping? As the creature made it's way closer, I saw it's shadow around the corner. Definitely not a bug. I thought. At long last, the figure rounded the corner. Our eyes met and, and it stopped. It... it was a... horse? I had never been more confused in my life. As I continued staring, I realized that it's eyes were the same green eyes I saw in the darkness at my house. My brow furrowed, and without impulse, I shouted, "Hey! What's the big idea?!" I bit down on my lip so hard that I accidentally drew blood. The creature spread its large green bug wings and lunged forward at me. It slammed its forehooves on either side of my head and snarled, flashing it's large, sharp fangs. They seemed to gleam in the torchlight. Its eyes burned with fury and it opened its mouth to speak. "You would do best to watch your tongue, in the presence of a queen. I do not answer to you, rather you answer to me. Is that clear?" My head nodded violently. The queen set herself down and backed away from me slowly. "Now. Would you like to address me respectfully?" She asked. "W-what am I doing here?" I stammered. "Simple. You are tasked with the sole purpose of producing my army." The Queen answered. "And, what makes you think I can do that?" I asked as politely as I could. "Out of all of the disgusting humans that I examined on your world, you seemed like the most potent one of them all." How many humans did she look through to end up deciding one me?? "Wait, did you say potent?" "Enough!" The Queen boomed. "I grow tired of your questions. It is time to begin." Before I could start another sentence, I was ripped from my cocoon. I landed flat on the ground in front of the Queen. I pushed myself up and looked forward. She was already walking around the corner, so I did my best to keep up, in hopes of not upsetting her. As we walked through the brightly lit caverns, I noticed more and more cocoons. They seemed recent, while others were simply husks. Suddenly, I felt myself being thrown forward. As I landed, I noticed that I landed on something soft. I looked underneath me and found a round, dark black bed. I didn't have enough time to examine anything else, as I was being mounted by the Queen. She placed both of her forehooves on my chest and pushed me down into the bed. Her face grew closer to mine. Now that I got a better look at her, she was quite gorgeous... for a horse-bug... thing... Her bright green eyes, staring into mine, her faded green mane cascading over me, and despite being part insect, her coat was soft. A sudden aura washed over me, and I couldn't hold back the urges washing over to me. My hands, as if by instinct, unbuckled my khakis and slid them off along with my underwear. My fully erect member flung upwards and slapped against the Queen's large rump. She gave the cutest little gasp, and for some reason I didn't feel afraid anymore. The Queen noticed my innocent smile and hissed at me. "Do I amuse you, human?" She asked. "You're just surprisingly cute." I blurted. A light bluish-green blush appeared across her cheeks, and she averted her eyes. It quickly wore off and she positioned her entrance over my cock. Before I could protest about foreplay, she slid down onto my lap effortlessly. I gave a loud groan. Without any foreplay, she slid onto my entire dick, dripping wet, squeezing tight, and with heavenly warmth. I've had my fair share of sex, but fuck this woman's pussy was the bomb. I tried moving my hips, but she forced herself down. "Not so fast human. You move when I say. Disobey and I'll kill you." The Queen spat. I nodded, and the queen began to rock her hips back and forth ever so slightly. The thoughts I was having weren't my own. It felt like she was brainwashing me... Or at least trying to. Not a single part of me wanted any of this to happen, but as the Queen started to grind harder, I simply accepted it. There wasn't a chance in Hell that I was gonna make it outta this alive. So might as well do it feeling good. "I never caught your name, madam." I spoke. "Chrysalis. Queen Chrysalis." The mare replied. "Well, it's a pleasure to serve a queen." "Flattery will not ensure your survival." "You think me unknowing of this?" "Nor will formalities." "I mean only the highest respects." "At least you know your place." Some sort of triumph rang inside of my chest as the Queen began to ride me. Whether it was because of my pristine formal talk, or she just coincidentally started feeling good at that point. I stifled my groans and kept my hips from moving on their own. My legs twitched and my hands wandered for something to grab. The pleasure mixed with the strange aura that Queen Chrysalis was giving off took every bit of my willpower not to screw something up. Before I knew it, the Queen's lips were locked with mine, and her riding intensified. My arms wrapped around her before I could set my mind straight again. However the Queen didn't scold me, in fact, she gave a sweet little moan, and proceeded to slither her tongue through my lips. One of my hands slid up her back and drifted through her soft, faded green hair. "Rut me, human..." Chrysalis moaned into my ear. Without hesitation my hips began to move wildly on their own. Her moans filled the caves, which fueled my motivation. The aura intensified, which caused a burn in my stomach to burn hot. My pre-cum made her insides even easier to move in and out of. I could feel her squeezing me, trying to milk me for everything I had to offer. I felt my self coming closer, and I gave a groan as I squeezed her rump. "Yes! Feed me human!" the Queen moaned. Her walls squeezed me tighter, practically crushing my cock. I let out another groan and fired my load inside of her. As I came, my chest became heavy. Like something was crushing me. The heavy feeling turned into a burning sensation, and I could feel the life being sucked out of me. All of the air in my lungs became thin, and my vision tunneled and blurred. Queen Chrysalis sat up and gave me a devious grin. Her bright green eyes burning into my soul was the last thing I saw before I passed out. Everything felt so warm, and my muscles seemed extremely soothed by it. I don't know why I felt so heavenly in this moment, but I wasn't complaining. I opened my eyes, not bothered by the dim lanterns hanging around the caverns. I tried to sit upright, but the warmth seemed to squeeze me tighter. I looked down to see Queen Chrysalis snuggling my chest. For a menacing queen, she is super fucking adorable... I thought. I rested my head back and gave a sigh. I felt the mare nuzzle my chest with a coo. She opened her beautiful green eyes and looked up at me. "Good morning my love." She spoke. "Awfully accepting of me suddenly, aren't we?" I asked. "As I fed on your love, I felt so much more potential in you. You are the first subject to survive my feeding, and the only one who can survive more." the Queen replied, giving me a loving kiss on the lips. "You're the perfect catalyst to my uprising." "You keep mentioning that." I sighed. "What is up with the whole 'uprising' schpeel?" The Queen sat upright, and proceeded to explain to me everything. Her crusade on "Canterlot", attempting to feed on their love, and unfortunately being defeated in the end. It was pretty apparent to me that love was her life force, her energy, and the more she had, the more powerful she became. Seems like a pretty cool power if it wasn't so hard to manage. I thought to myself. "My poor children have been dying due to the lack of love... nopony that I capture survives long enough to feed my children..." Chrysalis grimaced. "So, what's the plan this time?" I asked. "It's simple really, I just need a bigger army. One that can completely overwhelm their odds, and you seem to be the most effective at fueling my success." She answered. "Well, why don't we get started right now?" I said, giving her a kiss. "We shall my love, later. I must take care of my children first." Chrysalis replied. "Children?" The sound of insect wings filled my ears. But the amount of wing beats led me to believe that there was more than one. Suddenly, from around the corner, a small horde of changelings flooded into the bedroom. They resembled Chrysalis, but they clearly weren't as beautiful. "If you'll excuse me, I must tend to my babies." Chrysalis said lovingly as the changelings crawled everywhere on top of her. She flapped her wings and flew out of the room, all of her children in tow. I simply sat there, gave a sigh, and fell backwards into the bed. I wrapped myself into the blanket, like a cloth cocoon and closed my eyes. This is gonna be some dysfunctional ass family... I thought. > Chapter 2: A New Life > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- If it's one thing I'll say, it's that being a father is harder than I thought. Especially when your children are going to be a part of a future army, and they're Changelings. After a week of being in the world of Equestria, Chrysalis's army has been growing steadily. I ended up growing into the pain I felt whenever I fed Chrysalis. At this point I don't pass out anymore, my head just spins for a little while. Chrysalis tries to keep up her menacing queen facade, but I've caught her off guard a few times. Even if her children aren't humans, or natural ponies, she still manages to be a pretty good mother. Is that weird that I think that? Although I now live in a dimly lit, Changeling hive, it's pretty cozy. The Queen somehow managed to get top of the line furniture, a fully functioning aqueduct with fresh water, and the mature Changelings went out and found food. Thankfully Changelings thrive off of love, which Chrysalis could transfer to them herself. So food, whether it was meat or veggies, wasn't an issue. In the end I was pretty much a stay-at-home dad, while Chrysalis was out with the other Changelings for whatever reason she didn't see was important to tell me at the time. Thankfully there were holes in the caverns at certain points, which helped me remember where I was going, and help me tell what time of day it was. Aside from getting cozy in my new home, being that I was Chrysalis's catalyst and leader of the new army, I started to think heavily on her plans. Besides the fact that she thinks an all out attack on the castle with nothing but a bigger army would work, I have zero knowledge of said castle. However if I had a good layout of it, I could probably improve on Chrysalis's plan. Now you may be thinking, "Why help the evil changeling queen attack the good guys?" To answer that question, if anything were to go wrong, which I know something will go wrong, I had a contingency plan to make sure that both sides didn't go at each other's throats in the long run, and both could go on with their lives on somewhat good terms. None of that really mattered to me at the moment. I was too focused on being a father of... shit I lost count. "How are things my love?" Chrysalis asked as she trotted by with a group of changelings on her back. "Quite joyous actually. This is my first experience as a somewhat father, but I think I'm doing well." I answered with my own group of changelings. "It pleases me to know you are enjoying your time here. Most ponies look down on our way of life, however I seek to let them know not to shame our race." murmured Chrysalis as she tucked in one of the sleeping changelings. "Do they not realize that it is a part of your race to feed off of love? That it is your lifeline?" I asked. "They see danger in that factor. With more love comes more power, and we changelings can be rather dominant. Even if I am their queen..." Chrysalis answered. "Then why not just use me? Why risk another failure and possibly the death of your race of an act of revenge." "Because I do not know how long you will last, and this isn't just pitiful act of revenge. It's a message, to not shame our way of living. For we will not continue to take such insults no longer." She had a point in that first part. Neither she nor I knew how long I would last. Once I died, who would she find to take my place, and who would accept the burden such as I did? However her "message" could be portrayed in a much more peaceful method, I decided not to make that statement in fear of angering Chrysalis. I strolled over to her and brought her face to mine. "Well, no matter what happens, I'll be with you 'till the end." I assured. This seemed to please her, for she leaned forward and planted a kiss on my lips. She gave me her sweetest smile and tucked her last changeling in, before passing me. I followed her closely to her bedroom, and laid in the bed with her. Though she did not seek my physical love. The way she stared into my eyes, the feeling was unimaginable. A wave of emotion washed over me, but it wasn't because of her usual aura. This feeling could not be described using words nor action. The only thing I could say about was that it felt heavenly, and it made my heart beat faster. I leaned forward and gave the queen a loving kiss. As I pulled away, Chrysalis lunged forward and locked our lips together. My hand caressed her cheek and pulled her deeper into the kiss. Our breaths between kisses were the only things I could hear. I was too focused on Chrysalis. Suddenly, a ringing filled my ears, and I pulled away. I looked at Chrysalis and saw a green light flashing quickly. It seemed to match her heightened heartbeat. The light shone brightly, but slowly dimmed down. Chrysalis's eyes met mine, and we gazed into each other's souls. "What was that..?" I asked. "I... I don't know... that is the first time something like that has happened..." Chrysalis answered. "Let's try not to worry about it too much. As far as we know, it wasn't bad, right?" I reassured. "Yes... right.." The queen sighed, before snuggling my chest. I gave a sigh of my own, and laid my head back. The same warmth I felt when I first came here swallowed me. Sleep soon took over, and I sunk into a deep sleep... "It is done... the Princesses have fallen, the Elements have failed, and Canterlot is ours. Soon shall the rest of the world. In time..." Chrysalis's words echoed in my ears. "However with this victory, their love shall be enough to feed my children. So I no longer have a use for you. While I do appreciate all of your assistance, you have server your purpose." After she spoke these words, images of an endless stretch of barren wastelands and ghost towns flashed in my mind. Husks and corpses of the ponies littered the ground of Canterlot and other towns. However in each image, I could see the silhouette of pony in every one, While it was faint, it stood menacingly above all of the images, as if it were haunting each location... I forced myself awake, and gasped for air. After a while of panting, I looked around the room. Shock filled my body, as I caught Chrysalis... cowering... "Chrysalis..?" I called. "Wha... what's wrong?" "You started shaking violently, and you were muttering incoherently... Eventually your shaking worsened, and no matter how much I tried to wake you up, you simply shoved me away.." The queen replied. I jumped out of the bed and wrapped my arms around her tightly. My fingers ran through her soft mane, and I kissed her neck over and over. Eventually I brought her back to bed, and told her about the nightmare I was having. "You don't have to worry about me betraying you my love..." Chrysalis sighed. "I'm not Chrysalis, I'm more afraid of losing the battle to come and then never being able to see you again..." I replied. We ended up returning to our normal position. I held the mare tightly, as to let her know that I would never leave her, and she did the same. As I slept, I did my damnedest to forget about that images that were burned into my mind...