“Uh, Carve? How did those two escape the cocoons?”
I gasp in realization as their eyes glow green, just like the receptionist’s.
“No, Twilight. It’s neither Rusty nor Pane. And that pony over there is not the receptionist.”
“What are you talking about Carve? It IS me and Pane!”
“Well, I would like to say this then. Greta, Pehin. Greta, Lasti.”
“Pane” snickers. This imposter knows that I called her and her friend by who they're posing as at the moment on purpose, and in Lingo no less.
“Of course only you would be able to say that. I’m going to take it though that it means ‘Hello Pa-’”
“AHA!!! Caught red hoofed! You were saying a word for word translation of what I said!”
“Carve, what are you proving?”
“Pane doesn’t understand Lingo. Yet right this moment, she was saying an exact translation of my greeting, thus proving a-”
Someone behind me interrupts.
“Smart one, I should say. It’s too bad we’ll have to replace you now.”
I turn around, finding it to be “Immunity” once again.
“What you going to do? Cocoon me?”
“You don’t deserve to be told of your destination after what you did today!”
Suddenly, flames surround me in a circle as they capsulate me, turning into that of a dome.
“CARVE!!!” I barely hear Twilight shout. “NOOOO!!!”
;=;
I wake up inside a dark area. The walls look to be made of crystal, alongside the ceiling. The floor feels like it’s made out of coated slate.
“Greta? Le lohin uhedo? Nata le ve?”
“Ha. Good questions. But I won’t tell you where you are, nor will I tell you who is present.”
She should stop imitating someone who doesn’t exist.
“Tahoto! Stop it!!!”
“Oh, come on. You’ve had worse. Besides, nopony can hear you.”
“I’ve had worse?!? What are you talking about?!?”
“Don’t you remember where you landed after that Canterlot invasion, where you met those trespassers?”
“Don’t you DARE go anywhere NEAR them, you maggot!!!”
“Oh, you haven’t seen anything yet. I’m not going for them. But that’s all the clues I allow to give you.”
“STOP TORTURING ME, YOU BASTARD!!!”
As I oath, I fire a laser that shoots around the crystaline room until it breaks open a weak wall. What is revealed turns out to be none other than an exact replica of what Chrysalis was imitating.
“What the HECK!!!”
“AAAAAHHH!!! Why is a changeling in here!!!”
“Yeah, I am a changeling, but I am one that rebelled against her hive! Wait a minute. Is your name Immunity?”
The earth pony nods, causing me to hug her.
“Oh! Boy am I glad to see the real deal! I know a way out of here.”
“What’s your name? And what are you going to do?”
“Carve. And I can teleport us back to the surface of Ponyville...”
After using my horn, I find us back to the front of the hospital.
“Alright, do you know of my former role m-”
“Queen Chrysalis? She’s the one that replaced me. And are those two friends of yours?”
I look over the room as two of the drones have reentered as Rusty and Pane.
“Well, they’re posing as my friends.”
And with that, I use the revelation spell once again.
“Take me to Chrysalis, will you?”
The changeling that was previously Pane stops the other.
“Brand, don’t. We have a traitor on our hooves.”
“Call me whatever you want, Cervix. I just want to talk with Chrysalis.”
“Ha! The queen already told us about you. You ain’t seen nothing yet. In fact, right next to you: there she is. We all know there’s no such pony named Immunity.”
Immunity clears her throat at Cervix.
“You actually don’t. Well let me clear things up, then. And Carve has the easiest time with that. Go ahead. Ask me a question, you two.”
“Okay. Do you know Lingo?”
“Uh, do you mean the language I’m speaking right now?”
“Lingo is kind of the main changeling language. A particularly good chunk of the hive knows both Equestrian and Lingo while all the others only know just Lingo,” I clear up for Immunity.
“Okay, then no. I don’t.”
“So, may I speak with th-”
“No you may not, Carve! Didn’t you-”
Suddenly, Cervix’s eyes start to bulge when she sees Queen Chrysalis back up..
“Uh, oh. Come on, Brand. We’ve got to help out the queen!”
Brand nods and takes off with Cervix. Looking back out the window on the front door, I see the six ponies who congratulated me stepping closer to Queen Chrysalis with enraged faces, or, at least an unpleasant expression.
“Come on, Immunity. Let’s join them.”
Immunity just nods, permitting us to exit.
As Immunity and I arrive to join Twilight and her friends, their expressions cause me to stay behind the seven.
“Carve! What’re you doing?!?” Immunity shouts.
“Rolling Acres...”
“You can’t stop now!”
I jump to hearing Chrysalis.
“What’s that? I remember you mentioning Rolling Acres before. What is this place?”
I gasp.
“That's it! If I can’t really explain it to you, I can show you myself! I will have to have your complete permission though, as that place made my hooves require these in the first place.”
I rub the bandages together to show them.
“Nonsense, Carve. You can show me such a place right now. All you have to do is-”
“No, it doesn’t have any immediate relevance to relocation. But since you said I could show you Rolling Acres... are you absolutely sure you want me to do this? I won’t do it unless you grant me your full permission.”
“I am, well, was, your queen. I am ready for whatever you do, regardless of motive. You have made me curious on exactly where you landed and what you did while I had gathered the hive these past couple of months.”
“Okay, then. Here it goes. I’m going to need your horn to light up first.”
When Chrysalis lights her horn, I begin to start up mine.