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// chapter 2 
// Story: vengeance at nightfall 
// by NightSugar pone 
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a buzzing hive

Soon after leaving the district the two sisters made their way to the most populated forest in Equestria, this forest was known as the changeling forest. Although they knew the risks that could come with trusting changelings, there were more than enough benefits to give them a reason to trust the love sucking creatures. During their long journey they discussed ways to not only get the creatures to agree but to trust them as well, so going to the vamp pony horde would be easier. 

“Ugh, are we there yet? My wings hurt. Why couldn't we have just teleported there?”
Angel complained as she flipped over in mid-air in front of her sister, forcing herself to look as exhausted as ever. 

“For the fifteenth time no, and in order to teleport long distances you need to know what the place looks like, neither of us have ever gone there so that's not really an option.” 
Nightshade said as she looked at the map again, and at the surrounding landscape. Pleased see that they were on the left side of the mountains that hid the district, she rolled it back up and tucked it back into her cloak. 

“Jeez, you've been looking at that map so much I have to wonder if you have a crush on it or something,” 
Angel said, flying back to hover beside her sister and elbowing her side to emphasise her point. Nightshade just groaned in slight annoyance and gave her sister a cold look. 

“How would you know what a lovestruck mare looks like? Since you've never had that feeling before” 
she shrugged and flew to the side to get away from her sister a little bit 
“After all, all you really seem to want them for is sex and free drinks.” 
Angel’s face quickly went from a teasing smile to an offended glare, and she lunged at her sister. 

“Why you little, get back here!” 
Angel shouted at her sister as Nightshade quickly dodged her, flying a little faster as the changeling forest came into view. 

“Hey Angel, check that out,” 
Nightshade had slowed down as Angel was just about to grab her, almost causing Angel to crash into her. They both looked at the dark and strangely coloured forest, the trees and plants almost looked exactly like changelings themselves: black with holes throughout the tree's leaves and even trunks, and the whole forest looked like it was pulsating with bright blues and greens. And although it looked bright from a distance beneath the trees looked almost as dark as the Everfree forest. 

Angel turned to her sister 
“Are we really going in there? We'd hardly be able to see anything that may attack us,” 
Nightshade took a deep breath, she was afraid of getting caught by the changelings because they had come so far already. 

“Unfortunately, yes, and I know you're scared, I am too, but we're already here so we might as well continue with the plan.”
she looked to her sister, the white in her coat looking more pale than usual, 
“I'll watch your back if you watch mine, deal?”
she lifted a hoof to her sister, and with a hoof bump they flew down to the forest and slipped passed the trees and to the dark path beneath them. From where they stood the surrounding foliage seemed to block out the sun and choke out any other ‘normal’ plants that grew them, and although it was dark there were blue mushrooms lining the path, offering a faint ghostly light. 

“Wow it's dark down here, we should really just get going before nightfall comes around,”
Angel said while she was practically shaking in her shoes, and quickly started to walk down the path. 

“You're right, especially since I have to deal with the moon’s rising and falling, I need to be at full power so I'm ready for anything,” 
she followed her sister but made not of their surroundings as the walked. Soon after they started walking a rustling sound caught their attention and the both stopped, looking around quickly. 

“What the heck was that?” 
Angel said as she backed up to her sister, Nightshade just scanned the inky black bushes blue tipped leaves. 

“ I-I don't know, but whatever it was….it's definitely close,” 
she pulled out a dagger from her cloak. 
“brace yourself for anything, we need to below,”
a sharp pain hit her neck and she moved a hoof to where it came from before pulling out a dart. Angel quickly turned to her sister after hearing her pained groan and caught her just as she was losing her footing. 

“Oh nonononono, no Nightshade please, I need you I can't do this without you,”
almost right after she said that a sharp pain hit her in the back, and she winced in pain as the world around her started to blur and she fell asleep. 

When they woke up their cloaks were gone and they were chained up, the sound of loud buzzing filled their ears as the features of the room caught their attention. Nightshade shot up almost instantly, the way she usually would whenever her body finally fought off the poison, she panted heavily as if she had just woken up from a bad dream. Angel, on the other hand, groaned and instantly held her head as she carefully sat up and looked around, instantly going ridged at the sight of hundreds of changelings surrounding them. 

“Um Nightshade, we might have a problem,”
Angel said in a shaky voice, nightshade just looked around and sighed before getting up and shaking her coat and tucking her wings in properly. 

“I noticed, we're chained up and in a throne room, Chrysalis should be coming soon so try to clear your head,” 
she quickly fixed her mane and stood in a military fashion, solid but calm

“I'll try to, but what am I supposed to think about?” 
Angel said as she ran a hoof through her cotton candy coloured mane 
“should I think about a soft and lovely cloud or a nice hunky stallion?” 
Nightshade just sighed and shook her head, smiling at her sister's drug induced state of mind. 

“Angel, you are a riot” 
they both went quiet as the sound of buzzing almost silenced completely, and the large changeling queen, known as Queen Chrysalis, flew down from the high ceilings of her hive like a palace and took her seat on her throne, as what looked to be a smaller male version of her landed beside her. 

“It's been so long since I've had guests I simply have no idea what to say,” 
the Queen laughed quietly and puffed out her chest more. 
“What brings you here you? Besides a map of Equestria.”

Nightshade cleared her throat and looked directly at the Queen 
“Your highness, we were wondering if you'd like to possibly be able to roam Equestria freely, and be able to feed your subjects as well.” 
at hearing this Chrysalis sat up and smirked, clearly becoming more interested in what she had to say. 

“I would love to be able to do that, but as you probably already know, the princesses have been very keen on keeping us…..caged,”
after she said that, most of the changelings nodded reflectively, while Angel stared directly at the changeling who seemed to be the Prince, and instantly started flirting with her eyes and distracted him from the conversation. 

“Oh I think they won't give you any trouble anymore, and we came here with a simple plan to help you and the other ponies that were seen more as monsters. We are reshaping Equestria into place the way it should be, true unity and no more judgements to divide us.”
Chrysalis just smiled and looked at her son. 

“What do you think of this plan? Does it sound good?”
Her expression changed almost instantly when she noticed how flushed his face was, and she quickly looked back at the two mare's in front of her and noticed the seductive and sly expression on Angel’s face, and within seconds a smirk crossed her lips as well.

“We will go through with this, but under one condition,”
Nightshade nodded and waited for her condition, 
“My dear sweet son needs experience with real ponies, he and some of my guards will go with you and your associate to execute this plan of yours. And when it's over they will come back and inform me.”
Nightshade nodded and the Queen just smiled 
“Than it's a deal.”

Chrysalis looked at her son and quietly talked to him, while Nightshade turned to her now sober sister and sighed. 
“You know this wouldn't have gone so well without you, come here,” 
she leant over and hugged her sister tightly. Chrysalis ordered her guards to unchain them and give them back their things as she chose the guards that would assist them on their way. And after a small talk about the plan in its entirety they flew off in the direction of the vamp pony horde and got another step closer to succeeding with the plan.