//------------------------------// // Part Five: Queen Takes Knight // Story: Psychologically Misunderstood // by Marmalade Pony //------------------------------// He collapsed before Amour could ask another. Those words has everyone on edge as they recall a time where Equestria was almost invaded. Queen Chrysalis, a queen who attempted to invades Equestria in order to find a new source of food. But their food soon was used against them as their numbers are scattered and starving. “Twilight!” Celestia ordered her student,”Luna and I are going to Canterlot and set up a small task force to handle this situation.” “In the meantime, try to locate him by any means necessary. Amour thou shalt do the same, but thou are under Equestria’s laws.” Luna said as in a flash of magic, the two princesses disappear to Canterlot. “I understand.” Amour said as she reveals two sharp blades from under her robe, putting it in her on her wings .”Twilight, do me a favor and stand out of my way. After all, we’re rivals now.” Before Twilight could respond, she flew through the window of the library. “What does she means by that?” Rainbow asked her as Twilight runs around the library, looking for books about how to find a pony. _______________________ A Few Hours Earlier The voice soon emerged from the shadows to reveal a black mare riddled with holes in her hooves. She is similar to the height and power of the two princesses. Her insectoid wings buzz faintly as she drew closer to my bedside. Her green, snake-like eyes stared into mine from behind her teal mane. “My little psychologist, what kind of shit are you in now?” She said as her horn glow green as the room slowly turns from a hospital room to a dark, and empty space.   “It’s nice to see you too, Chrysalis.” I smiled as I got out of the bed as she makes way. Standing on all fours hooves, still feeling numb, but I can at least stand.”So did you get me a get-well card too?” I remember Twilight's instructions as I proceed with my left-no-right-no... “Let me guess, you forgot how to walk didn’t you?” She look at me as I nodded and she grabbed my left forehoof.”It’s left front, back right, right front, back left.” I began my slow walk across the room as my body began to retain its basic coordination. Feeling confident, I trotted around Chrysalis as I began to think of her reasons of being here. “Sorry for not being able to contact you, you know I run a hive now and-” “You should at least said something when you attacked Canterlot a few months back.” I cut her off as I began to run laps around her.”I thought that it was the Heretic Hive that attacked the city.” “You are rather taking it rather well, considering that I almost destroy a nation and enslave the citizens for food.” She looked at me in shock as I began to slow my pace. I stop as I look into her eyes, full of regrets and sorrow for the damages she caused for some. “Hey, I know you have good intentions.” I said as I put a hoof onto her shoulder.”But we have to make those kinds of decisions in order to survive.” She gave me smile as I can see her fangs, it reminded me the first time I met her. “Thanks, but I need a favor.” She said as my interest grew of what she meant.”And no, you pervert, not that kind of favor.” My cheeks grew red as I realized that I have been interpreting her question wrong because of her personality. “W-w-well, what kind of favor.” I ask as I regain my composure.”But to be honest, I am a different pony from before.” “Don’t give me that, I know that you have been itching for some action since you arrive here.” She said,”Look, I need you to collect information on the Heretics and see if my hive can get to their food.” “Do I look like I have all the answers in my head.” I replied as I began to think of many of her responses. Seeing her not believing that one sentence made me nervous as I have to do that again. “Fine, Chrysalis,” I said as I began to charge my magic,”Normally, I wouldn’t be doing this because I’m trying to hide. But for you, I’ll risk it.” I gave her a smile as the magic began to flow throughout my body and my eyes began to dilate. She watches me in satisfaction as I gain information about the Heretics and simulating several scenarios of how to weaken them. “So this is the famous Librarian at work, am I right?” She said as the information about her began to update in my mind. “Yeah, but I will miss being normal for a while.” I said as my depression hits me again, a feeling of my peaceful days will be gone forever.”Chrysalis, there is a few towns under their control. If you can take control  from them, then their food supply will drop dramatically . Estimated forces in each town: two to three squads. Best course of action: stealth and guerilla.” “There’s that favorite pony I know.” She clopped her hooves as she pick me up as I began to stop accessing information consciously. “I knew you could do it still even after eight years.” “Yeah, but we both know that I’m trying to be normal.” I said as I felt a slight chill in the room.”And well, I prefer to live my boring life as a psychologist.” “You’re no fun.” She said as her horn glows a dark green as a flash engulfs the room to the hospital, alerting the two guards. “Who’s there!?” One of the guards said as he look inside the room to see Chrysalis on top of me. I can feel her breath on my neck as I can no longer think clearly. The first guard barged into the room as the second followed, but they were met with a strong force knocking them back. “Eeyup, back.” I said as I check on the guards wounds. Barely conscious and the skin were torn away, revealing flesh. Looking outside the room to see an empty hallway, filled with empty beds and trays. “What the fuck did you just do?” Chrysalis looks at the sight in amazement and shock as I  finished checking the hallway. “Sorry, just a habit whenever I’m surprised.” I answered. Using my unique ability, I access both guards’ memories as I manipulated it to have her as their attacker instead of me.”Anyway, thanks to Twilight and Amour, I feel like I have never been hurt at all.” I teleported Chrysalis and myself to my house. Present I look around the darkly lighted room to see that it was left the way after my attack. I still saw visible signs of my attack as I saw my dried blood on the floor, forming a broken heart. Chrysalis was silent as she observed the scene of misaligned furniture and scattered papers. Some photos on my wall has either fallen off or was misaligned. She looked at one particular picture of me and Pinkie having a picnic at the park. Pinkie had that picture taken as she wants to cherished those moment forever, then I wasn't aware of her affections towards me. “You two look very happy together,”She commented as she looks back at me,”But what exactly happened, the newspaper stated that she went into a psychotic break.” “I pushed her onto telling me her dreams as she tells me that her nightmares has been appearing a lot lately.” I said as I head towards my bedroom and the changeling following me. Opening my room to reveal only basic necessities: a bed, a lamp, nightstand, a desk,  several bookcases filled with romance novels, and a chest. “Your room is too... plain.” She said as she went over to my bookcase and pulled out a book.” A Rendez-vous in Draconia?” She opened the book to a random page where she meets the hero having an illicit love affair with the dragon princess. She reads the book intently, feeling the emotions the characters portray to her as she reads the erotic scene between the two lovers. Leaving her to her own devices, I look at the wooden chest with a Gothic, four-leaf clover lock. The lock I have put in place was meant to trick the eye into thinking that it can be opened with a key or by lock picking. I grab the lock and started to turn the clover clockwise, being careful not to miss the timing. Hidden in the leaves are numbers which provides the correct time to stopped the tumblers. Stopping on seven, I turned the clover to the opposite direction and stop at three. Turning the clover clockwise again, I stopped at twenty-one and heard a click. The lock gave way and I remove the lock and I began to open the chest to reveal some of its contents. In the chest was an item wrapped in a brown bag, two bladed weapons, and a few tomes. These buried memories reveal a phase in my life of how I sacrifice my own innocence for personal gain. On top of the brown paper is a familiar-looking badge: a two-headed bear with the star over it. Passed down from father to son, this is meant that someday I will inherit the entire family’s fortune and future leader of the family. Now looking at the old, dusty tomes which contains numerous research and how to’s about an old study of magic: alchemy. It’s legends of alchemic users magic capabilities were said to be equal to the near-extinct alicorns. My mother taught me how to use magic through these books and I carry them with me as a momentum to her teachings. The bladed weapons was dull and lost its luster because of the lack of use. The first blade I lifted is a small and compact, balisong. The handle has a silver handle with a western design. The blade was only three inches, but it has the cutting ability to make a clean cut. Putting it back in the chest, I pulled out a kukri blade that my mother gave me. The handle of the weapon was similar to the other, but there was an engraving on it: This blade shall be the light in shining darkness. Putting the kukri back and closing the lid, I looked at Chrysalis who was engrossed in her reading and I decided to join her. Looking over her shoulders, I read at the start of the page where the hero was intimate with the princess: … He caresses her slender body as she gave moans of satisfaction. “We shouldn’t be doing this, my father- “Agh!” Chrysalis dropped the book in surprised as she turned her head to see me.”Come on, it was getting to the good part.” “I know, but I don’t want you to get too excited like last time.’ I said as I removed the book from the floor and put it back on its proper place in the shelf.”Besides, it was very interesting when you-” “Don’t you dare finish that sentence!” She yelled at me as I shut my mouth, snickering at her embarrassment.”Don’t laugh at me, Mister Perfect, I know damn well that you are pervert.” “I said it was an accident! I swear!” I yelled back as she mentions that. “Right, and you were not caught in the mare’s locker room because you were doing research.” She said as she stuck out her tongue at me. “It was extra credit for psychology to study about how the opposite gender socialize.” I replied as my cheeks grew red in embarrassment and slight remembrance to the lockers. “Anyway, I should probably go back to the hospital.” “And why is that?” She looked at me as our faces grew close.”You just did those things to the guards that was supposed to protect you and the doctors or whatever probably found them.” “Because Pinkie is still in there and as a psychologist, I would like to know her problem and help her.” “But what if the problem is you?” She said as her green eyes looked at me in frustration and a hint of sadness. ‘You were the one who pushed her to the breaking point.” I stayed silent after hearing that, have I really went too far? And if I did, how come I only noticed it until it is too late. Is it because I was blinded by the fact that I was able to help anypony? Or was it because I began to harbor feelings to the party pony? I just don’t know. “Maybe you’re right...” I murmured to her as I walked away from her face and lay on my bed, looking at the ceiling. “Maybe, I should go back to the dark place. At least there, nopony will never-” “Don’t you dare finish that.” She said, using her magic to lift me up and make me faced her.”I know that you have nearly failed to help her, but don’t act like it was the end of the world. You may have failed to help her then, but now she needs you more than ever.” “Thanks Chrys,” I said as I hugged her cold, but soft skin. Her body tensed up as she received the embrace. Conflicting emotions began to flood her mind as she returned the embrace. “You can let go now.” I said as she ignores me and continued to hugged me. I tried to escape her grasp, but it became tighter. “Can you let me go now!?” I yelled at her as she snapped out of her trance and reacted fast as she let go of me. I noticed a faint blush appear in her face, but I’m imagining things. “So, I’ll be seeing you next time right?” She asked me as I got out of bed and began to walk to the living room. “Yeah, but at least, it is nice talking to an old friend.” I said as I walk across the room and look out the window. The familiar red and white clothing of Amour flying towards my home.”You should get going before somepony find you conversing with me.” “See you around, ladykiller.” She said with a hint of sadness as she teleported away from my home. “Wait, what?” I was stunned by that last word: ladykiller. Since when I was called like that, did I did something that earned me the nickname. “Sappy! Are you in here! I can smell you!” I heard her voice as I quietly lock the chest and lay on my bed, tired of the day events that has unfold before me. Not caring for the consequences that will come for me, leaving the eye of the storm.