//------------------------------// // A New Start // Story: Guardians of the night // by Literary //------------------------------// ~~~Five Minutes Earlier~~~ New Changeling Hive Unknown Location Chrysalis was digging out a medium room. About three Warrior Drones tall and twenty Warrior Drones forward and to the right from the center of the room. This was going to be the Hive’s hub. Although it will develop as time goes on. This will need to be enough to start off with. She felt a strange urge in the back of her mind. It was completely alien to her but it was becoming stronger and stronger. Then she realized. She was about to lay eggs. ~~~Present~~~ Chrysalis was laying beside her eggs feeling very tired. This had been a long day for her. First her mother tried to kill her because little Chrysalis is getting strong enough to challenge the Queen of the hive. Then finding her king and ontop of that she made the beginnings of her own hive. As sleep began to claim her for the day she sent a message to her old hive. ‘I’ll come and claim what is mine if it’s the last thing I do.’ then she cut herself off from her old hive. She was starting over. The cliffs near the garden of dreams Mark lay on a patch of grass looking up at the night sky. The stars shon brighter here than anywhere else. ‘What is going to happen now?’ Mark thought ‘I can’t run from this. I’ll die at some point. But i can’t just give up on her. How am i supposed to protect them from something that i haven’t even seen? So much is happening so fast that it is almost impossible to keep up sometimes. Luke was a big help with teaching me what i need to know. But, is it enough? Am i enough? I could barely support myself and my family. Working two jobs so that my wife and two kids could get what they need. Was it enough? I was in the Military so they probably got money. To help keep them afloat.’ “What does your Heart say?” Mark looked to see that it was Apus one of the older children. She was a pegasus and had a light brown coat and a silver mane and tail. she usually stayed in the corner watching everypony play while she wrote poetry and drew in her sketchbook. “Home is where the heart is M-m-mark. Where does yours belong?” Mark looked at her confused before she continued. “Do you want to go back to your old family? Or, do you want to have a new start?” She hugged him before flying back. ‘What do I want? Do I want to go back and take care of my family, or stay and take care of the children?’ Mark thinks to himself. ~~~ The Garden Luna is taking care of the children when Apus Trots up to her. “Mother, M-m-mark is sad.” “How is that Apus?” Starting to cry, She ran up to Luna and hugged her. “He misses his family so much.” Luna hugged her back and tried to calm her down. “He’ll give an answer to what he wants. It’s up to him if he wants to stay or not. We can’t force him to stay Apus.” The other Children took notice and tried to cheer her up. “I’ll go talk to Mark. see what he wants to do.” Luna let her go and flew off to find him. The Garden’s Cliffs Luna found Mark looking up into the night sky. Holding something up next to a particular constellation from his point of view. He had been crying. “What’s wrong Mark?” He was silent as the picture fell to the ground. After a moment he said “I just realized. My family is lost to me.” “But you can have a new family here.” Luna suggested. “How can i just ’have a new family’? You brought me here, why cant you bring my family back here?” “You were about to die.” Luna said. “A sniper was waiting for your car to pass by so that they could shoot you.” Mark’s only reply was. “Please.” “I can get a child for you. But no promises.” Luna’s warning hung there for a few moments before mark replied pleading. “All that I ask is that you try.” Without another word Luna lit her horn and started another spell. Edge of the Dragonlands It was the middle of the night and a pair of Phenox were flying around carrying a stolen egg each, they figured that since their children were murdered before they hatched, they would get a bit of payback. They were nearing a cliff when they heard a furious ‘RRROOAAARRR!!!’ they had to hurry if they were going to complete their objective. Finally they reached the cliff and they dropped the eggs to the rocky depths below as the mother had burst out from the underbrush. A fight ensued as the two eggs fell. down, down, down they went. But as they were about to hit the ground, a blue aura appeared around them and they was teleported to who knows where. The Garden's Cliffs Two eggs appeared between Mark and Luna. Mark caught both of them in his own Aura as they began to fall from Luna’s. Luna Laid down exhausted from the spell. “Take care of them please Mark. i won’t be able to do it without my sister finding out about where we are.” Mark held the two eggs close and smiled misty eyes to Luna. “Thank you.”