You could hear a pin drop. Even a day pony could hear a pin drop.
Chrysalis glared at Cadance and Shining Armor. Cadance and Shining Armor glared at Chrysalis.
Midnight looked frustrated.
"Break time," I said with a sigh and took off my silver circlet to rub my aching head with a hoof, "Everypony to your corners."
This time nopony argued. Chrysalis just got up and stalked out.
Was not trading insults and just silently glaring an improvement? At least then they had been talking.
Cadance slowly got up and spared me a portion of her glares, "This will never work with that monster," she said before she swept out the other side of the room, Shining Armor following behind.
I put my circlet on the table, my hoof drifting to the two feathers in my mane before I let my head drop to the table.
We were running out of time.
Okay, new plan.
"Midnight, can you put a dome over the castle to keep everypony out? Because this will take more time than we have."
Midnight moved across the table from me, "I could, but not as well as Shining. But I'm not sure this will work."
"...Okay, new tactic," I said and looked at her, "You talk to them. I'll talk to Chrysalis."
Midnight frowned slightly before letting her breath out in a small sigh and nodded, "I'll try, Page... but I'm not as comfortable around changelings as you are. I know they can behave, but... they still feed on ponies."
"Right now all we need is behaving," I said and stood up, putting my circlet back onto my head and turned to head out the door Chrysalis had left from.
I let the door close behind me and Chrysalis turned to look at me when I got closer,
"What d-"
"You should leave," I said, interrupting her.
That got her full attention, "What?" she asked, turning fully towards me, "What do you mean, pony?"
"Because we have like an hour until the Solar Guard arrives," I said, "And then it's too late. We're not getting anywhere here and she's too stubborn and you're too dumb to bend so you should just take the hive and leave."
She hissed at me, her wings doing a buzzing sound, "You think yu-"
I stepped up, put my hoof against her chest and thought of Luna. Sparks. Sunny.
Sunshine.
Chrysalis stopped talking, her eyes drifting half closed and I could feel my hoof growing slightly cold as the energy left me. I pulled my hoof back and looked up at her, "I assumed you would be as brilliant as your counterpart in my world. Maybe I was wrong."
Chrysalis' eyes opened again and for a split second before her usual look of superiority returned she looked tired. Exhausted even, "What do you want from me?" she asked quietly.
"Do what your kind always does," I told her quietly, "Adapt. Blend in. Do whatever it takes to make sure the hive survives. And right now the best bet is to cooperate with the ponies to whatever degree can be accepted."
She hissed and took a step back, pacing a couple of steps back and forth before she turned to me again, "If you had not called in the Solar Guard, it wouldn't be a problem!"
"Like you, I have to look after my hive."
She bared her fangs for a second with a small hiss before she looked aside. Then she turned back to me, "This is your plan!" she said, baring her fangs, stepping forward, "To trap us here until the guards catch us! I will no-"
I stepped forward, looking into her eyes until my nose almost touched hers, "You can taste what I'm feeling. Is there any deception?"
Chrysalis growled and stepped back, "...No."
"Then be the brilliant Queen I know you can be," I told her, "Do what your hive requires. Work with the ponies."
"You," Chrysalis said slowly, "Are infuriating."
"Oh, I know," I agreed with a small smile, "But I'm also the closest you and your hive has to somepony on your side here. So what will it be? Time ticks away."
Chrysalis closed her eyes, her wings stilling for a second, "...I could still win. Defeat everypony here, capture you all and use you as leverage against the Princess of Fire."
"And then what?" I asked as I looked up at her.
She was quiet for a long moment before she walked past me towards the door. I moved to follow and returned to my seat at the table as Chrysalis settled down as well.
Didn't take long, maybe thirty seconds before Midnight, Cadance and Shining Armor returned as well.
Midnight looked annoyed while Cadance looked sullen. Shining Armor looked pissed but didn't say anything or look at anypony.
They got seated.
Silence dragged out before Chrysalis spoke up at last, "If my death would secure the safety of my hive, it is yours, Princess of Food."
Cadance looked horrified.
I facehooved.
Stupid dramatic bug.
Page keeps trying to help but it seems both sides are breaking out with a bad case of the Stupid!
God BUCKING damnit, Chyssi.
We do not need the theatrics! At least this might show Cadence how much she cares for the hive, but I mean... seriously, everypony but Page is holding the idiot ball right now.
AND WE STILL DONT KNOW WHAT HIS NAME MEANS
Nice
Ouch, I can hear that facehoof from across the multiverse.
stupid dramatic bugs indeed
wait... If Celestia is Princess of Fire and Candace is Princess of Food, what are the other's ling titles?
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I declare Luna to be Princess of Ooh, Shiny
Twilight is Princess of Purple
Midnight is Princess of Purple but Edgy
And Page is whatever.
To far the other direction Chrysalis.
Well atleast this helps to create Nighmare Page, a creatur more fearsome than Nighmare Moon, Tirek, Sombra, and Grogar all together. His rule will be absolute and nopony or ling alike will be able to stop him as he takes controll over the entire plannet.
Thanks for chapter!
Have a good day!
I doubt Cadance has the eggs to put her Neck out for a execution. Some are willing to life for another sake, dying might be easier but also more final.
-What did Chrysalis do? Ruine her wedding day. While securing food for her familie.
-What is Shining about to do? Killing their equivalent of a Alicorn. Because his feelings got hurt...
What is worse i wonder...?
*Luna & Celestia arrive*
*Everypony and Ling wonders why they have beer and party games with them*
Celestia: "Hey Page, we have prepared the party to celebrate alongside our guards".
Luna: "The fun will be multiplied!"
Cadance & Shining: "What is going on?"
Celestia: "We are celebrating the union of the Pony and Changeling Nation. They get food and we get Alicorn Waifus/Husbandos!"
Page: "Wait, what ?!"
Chrysalis: "We can adapt to this..."
*Everyling transforms to Page and start cuddling up to all the Solar-Mare-Only-Guards*
Chrysalis in Alicorn full grown Page body:
"This is where the fun begins!"
Cadance: "Wait, what about me?"
Shining: "Cadance how could you?"
Cadance: "Shining copy and my beloved in his armor Spitroasting me? How could i not?!"
Shining: O...k... I am fine with it...
Chrysalis still cuddling up to Luna and Celestia in Page full grown Alicorn form:
"Hey Shining, ever had a Alicorn orgy with all Alicorns?"
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Shining eyes inside Armor: "Party!"
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Actually, it's really powerful move. It's much harder to see somebody as selfish monster, when this person without hesistation sacrifice own life for own minions, if this act will help them.
Hmm, so as far as loose ends go, there's Thorax both canon.2 verse and Pageverse versions, and the Dazzlings, Star Swirl, tree of Harmony chest and castle, what else? Oh, what about Gauntlet of Fire?
*Luna & Celestia arrive*
*Everypony and Ling wonders why they have beer and party games with them*
Celestia & Luna: "Let's parrrty!"
Everyone else not coming with the Sisters: "What...?"
Luna: "We party tonight the union between Changelings and Ponys! May prosperity last everynight forth!"
Celestia: "Lovers, Doctors, Building Workers, Guards, Farmers/Harvesters, Spa/Massage specialists and so mutch more!"
Cadance: "But they are feeding on ponys!"
Shining Armor: "They ruined our wedding and she ue me in the bed room!"
Chrysalis show wispers so everycreature could hear her: "He loved it, we all know it..."
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Page: "Cadance you feed love to the Crystal Heart and you as well as anyone else never complained!
Plus
Shining she did it in Cadance form and bending over means she left you a choice...
Midnight/Twilight: "Page! Can we not? Please?!"
Discord: "I even have it recorded! Totaly concent at the time, why you think he was dead on his feet on his wedding day?
Wow... 20 Rounds... What a stud!"
Midnight/Twilight: "I am not hear this lalala!"
Luna: "Hey Page, what is your count?"
Page: "50... But i am a Alicorn and he is only a Unicorn without Earthpony stamina"
Celestia: "Where are you taking the fluids for it?"
Page" ... ...Water bottles..."
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I mean, that leaves out the tiny context that "ruin Cadance's wedding" included leaving her trapped in a cave to starve, while also conquering the whole of Equestria to enslave and feed off. Possibly until there are no ponies left to feed off.
So yeah, I can see where Cadance is coming from. For all the "oh woe is us changelings, would you really kill all of us?" they had no problems doing the same to Equestria.
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Yeah but maybe it get cadence off she ruined my wedding kick. I get that chrysalis ruined her special day but she needs to let go her grudge and understand that chrysalis was doing things the changeling way and she has to respect different cultures have different ways of handling things. Chrysalis seems willing to try if it means a new future for her people.
Page: This, this it the talking stick, whoever has it gets to talk while they have it
Cadance: You expect me to sit here listening patiently to that monster?!
Page: Do you have the talking stick at the moment? Chrissy you may talk for the moment. What do you have to say?
Chrissy: I do not detect any magic in this stick, how am I supposed to prevent food from talking with it? is this some sort of fabled artifact and why have you just now presented it. What trickery is this!
Page walked over to the wall and smashed his head through it
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The story: 'Changing Expectations' comes to mind.
18- Morpheus , specificall.
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The poor wall, what has she ever done to deserve such harsh punishment?
Page: Ok..how about we start again with that option OFF THE TABL--
Shining: So...do you have a method in mind or are we voting on how you kick the bucket?
Cadance: ..
Midnight: ..
Page: ..
Shining: ..
*Shining gets magic blasted out of Ponyville*
Shining: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
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Indeed.
Many things in life evolve and adapt. Parasites feed on their prey. Their prey react and adapt to resist the parasites. To stay in the game, the parasites have to change and adapt to be less harmful to their prey, possibly even becoming beneficial to their prey--something we now call "symbiotes". In time, it's possible that the symbiosis can become so mutually beneficial that neither prey nor former parasite can live without the other--like mitochondria have done in modern living cells.
Changelings are creatures who can evolve in an instant at will right before your eyes. Only Canon Chrysie was a changeling who couldn't change--a pretty stupid move on her part, considering the whole idea is #1 in the Job Description! OTOH, sometimes lifeforms do take the wrong path in their evolution, ending up becoming extinct. Subtle, but I think that was the general message that Canon Chrysie was meant to deliver in the show.
Pageverse Prime Chrysie had to overcome that barrier but she managed to succeed. Now it's Pageverse Alt Chrysie's turn to evolve or die.
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Well she might have been able but part of change for any species is willing to change and she wasn't in the show. For a moment she almost was willing but in the end she refused to change her way to the path.
I hope Midnight won't mention how Blank (In)Sidious Page corrupted one hivemind to the point changelings killed their queen... At least until deed is struck.
Chrysalis might be scared to the point deciding she'd better stay outside Equestria.
I knew she'd go straight to execution.
How dramatic
Dramatic though the statement was, it certainly could be said to have broken the ice.
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In the Pageverse the feud was nipped in the bud, here there's been plenty of time for resentment to fester and entrench on both sides.
My only jackboot today is more a quibble really. The first sentence is a little redundant, since the second does the same job with more flavour.
“If my death would secure the safety of…an axe really?”
“It was handy.”
“It’s heart shaped, pink and…is that notches in the handle?”
“It’s my Shipper Chipper, are we doing this or what?”
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"Wait is that a shotgun!?"
"What, arrows are so old fashioned"
Actually, this is a good move; it will put things into perspective for Cadence and Shining Armor.
Chrysalis is willing to die for the continued survival of her Hive. Are Cadance and Shining really THAT angry? If Chrysalis is that unforgivable, then might as well clip off the bad branch right? It should be easy to do if peace is not an option.
...but they aren't that angry, are they? And they aren't ready to throw peace off the table yet.
With that, they can finally start hashing things out.
Bahahaha!!!
Show wise Chrysalis is the only villain that acts out of the interest of others. Where as the ponies of Equestria act out of the interest of them selves. The Element Bearers often betraying and abandoning Twilight the most, and sometimes others. The Apple family going to the extreme in there instances. Ponies are the real monsters of Equas Cadance.