This story is a sequel to Aegis of the Hive
Natural selection. It is the byword of every changeling queen who has ever lived. The chief resource that has always curbed the hives' growth used to be love. Now though, with Queen Twilight Sparkle's bloodline capable of producing love on their own, the old guard of changeling morality has seen fit to acquire this ability for the next generation before removing all of their future royal daughters' competitors.
Some queens are far closer to this goal than others.
Editor in Chief: A Bitter Pill, and Boldish42