Since their defeat at Canterlot, the changelings have been surviving solely because of the generosity of the Equestrian government. After most of their drones were killed in the invasion, the remnants, still led by Queen Chrysalis, live off periodic deliveries of love magic from the Equestrians.

One day, a strange creature appears deep in the tunnels of the hive. The new arrival creates many new decisions for Queen Chrysalis to consider.

Figured I'd post something for 3 year anniversary, already got multiple chapters done so a consistent update schedule can be expected (for a while at least).

With editing from AuthorGenesis and IRpony

Ponies have long lived in the magical land of Equestria, and have come to know the multitude of creatures their share that land with.

Changelings are not among those creatures.

When the Queen of Changelings arrives at their doorstep, desperately asking for their help, the Magic of Friendship moves Night Light and Twilight Velvet to offer it. But that night would not be the end of the story of the mimic queen's legacy.

Scootaloo has a secret. One that she's been hiding her whole life, and after the royal wedding has no choice but to share.

Apple Bloom has a secret. One that she's been hiding for six months, and is still terrified of.

Sweetie Belle has a secret. One that she's been hiding for... well, she doesn't know how long, and is looking for answers to.

So what happens when three not-ponies find out their friends aren't ponies either?

Well, one thing's for certain: they're going to have to come up with a new name for their club. Hopefully one better than the title.

Cover by Crimsion Ink

First few chapters edited by metallusionsismagic, AppleTank, and the last few chapters edited by Crocoshark, Bahamuttone

Featured May 30, 2015!

Queen Chrysalis, ruler of the changelings, is in trouble.
After the failed Canterlot attack, not only has she been forced to trade all the ponies she collected for the safe return of her subjects, but she is also about to be forced into signing treaties of peace that will leave her race crippled.

A strange creature is found trapped deep in the old hives, will it help the changelings rise again, or be the final nail in the coffin for the pride-blinded queen.

Sex tag for all of that juicy innuendo and passing references to sexual acts that any good changeling loves.
Takes place shortly after the wedding, no gak deer with wings here.

Two years after the attack on Equestria, Queen Chrysalis finds herself broken and unable to go on, but there is hope. Discord and the original Queen Chrysalis came up with a spell many years ago, bring a girl from another dimension to Equestria, and she would become the new Queen. Though she would have the previous Queen to help her take on the ultimate disguise.
Though this is not all the new Queen faces, a dark force has risen, with power strong enough that even the old queen fears it. Their choices could affect the future of Equestria, and not just for pony and changeling, but every creature! Who will survive? And can something that the Queen has denied for so long, be the key to their success? Read on to find out!
Editor:
Knowledge (Chapter 27 and on)
Pre-readers:
Yurick45
Meep the Changeling
MuckyHusky

Gore Tag for death and slightly descriptiveness of such
Sex Tag for eventual talk of sex and implied sex.

Cover art done by me, under my nonsite name Lexni. (But if anypony feels like drawing one that pertains to the story better, feel free!)
Story takes place during Season 4 of the show. And though we might see background ponies introduced after that or some canon stuff learned after that, most changeling canon now being made in season 6 will either be used if it is still relevant to my plans, or will be ignored. (Changelings hatching into Larva for one example.)

The Changeling Hive located deep beneath the Equestrian Badlands a bustling haven for all Changelings of Equestria.
Life was good; the ponies had forgotten their existence and it would remain that way for another two hundred years.

However, just because they're safe from outside threats, it doesn't mean they're safe from themselves. These stories will follow three young Changelings as they seek out adventure and other ways to kills time.

Their names? Mandible, future captain of the Changeling Royal Guard. Cocoon, future Queen of the Northern Changeling Hive. Finally, we have Thorax, future..... well let's be honest, I don't see much of a future.

{Set Two Hundred Years before Equestria's Crazies}

Queen Chrysalis, ruler of the Changeling Hives, feels a disturbance. Something unusual, something evil... something festive. It doesn't take her long to discover that the source of this dread is a pony holiday by the name of "Hearth's Warming Eve," and it takes even less time for her to decide what she has to do now: She must steal it.

Yes. The whole thing.

Fire. Dust. Death. The loss of my brothers and sisters, hosts and breeders, drones and Queen. Buried under soil and ash I have slept and endured. I have awoken to the taste of potential, the smell of life.
Fresh blood patters on the soil above my head.
I shall persevere. For the hive. For mother.
Life prevails

After the late Queen Giulia's death, the newly crowned Queen Amaris must lead the few remaining members of her hive across the Badlands into the chaotic city of Canterlot.

This is my first fanfic ever, and is part of a series I'm planning. Criticism is definitely appreciated.
It's going to pretty much be entirely OCs since it takes place so far outside the traditional timeline.
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This story is a sequel to An Affliction of the Heart: Volume Four

With her newfound responsibilities as Queen, Kuno has seen fit to lead the changelings towards a life of coexistance with ponies.

But there are those who would wish to see such an endeavour fail, and they're not above taking action to make it fail.

Cover art commissioned by Iakovl, drawn by Derpah.