//------------------------------// // Failure Have Consequences // Story: A Family Worth Having // by DeathBloodBass //------------------------------// "There is no revenge you could ever conceive of that will come close to what I will exact upon you one day, Starlight Glimmer!", Chrysalis said in anger to the pink unicorn. "Well said, Chrysalis. But I'm afraid you won't be getting your revenge.", a voice calls out from behind Chrysalis. Chrysalis' rage turns to fear as a purple mane Changeling Queen with a large scar on her cheek emerges from the shadows. "S-sister.... Miasma!" "Sister?!", the ponies, dragon, reformed Changelings, and draconequus asks in surprise. Then all turn to Thorax. "Don't look at me! I never even knew she has a sister.", Thorax said. Chrysalis quickly bows to Miasma still shaking and sweating in fear. "What an unexpected surprise to see you here." "And I, too, have been surprised by what's been happening on pathetic excuse of a kingdom.", Miasma said circling around Chrysalis. "What?!", Luna shouts. "Stay out of this!", Miasma said paralyzing everyone, but herself and Chrysalis. "I can't move!", Shining said struggling. "I suggest you stay quiet.", Miasma warns. "Otherwise I'll have you all suffocate by paralyzing your lungs as well and I'll start with the baby." "You wouldn't dare!", Cadance said in anger. "Try me!", Miasma said turning to Flurry Heart. "Alright, just don't harm her.", Celestia said. "That's better, now where was I?", Miasma wonders. "Ah, yes. Under the orders of our mother, the Empress herself, you have had a simple objective. To claim the Empire's interests here. Interests which are vital to our expansion throughout the world. But instead of gaining those interests, you have allowed inferior beings to turn your hive into these abominations. Am I correct? Chrysalis could only shake in terror know where this is going. "Not only that you have allowed them to destroy one of our prize treasure.", Miasma said looking over the remains of the destroyed throne. "But I captured five alicorns. That's got to be worth something.", Chrysalis said hoping to salvage the situation, but Miasma simply rolls her eyes clearly unimpressed. "Ah, yes. Let us not forget the Alicorns behind me, said to be the most powerful equines of all. A shame we don't have Queens who specializes in dealing with them, otherwise our problem might be solved. Chrysalis, have you ever met a Alicorn?" "But I thought..." "I actually knew the Alicorns not from the pages of folklore or children's tales, but as flesh and blood. And do you know what happened to them?", Miasma asks. "They died. Every last one of them. So you see, these imposters cannot be what they claims to be." The alicorns could only glare at Miasma. "Now then to the matter at hand.", Miasma said moving her head closer to Chrysalis. "Even if it was a moment, you were actually considering the unicorn's offer." Those words shocked Starlight. If what Miasma said is true then why did Chrysalis reject the offer. "You weren't aware of this, but I've been watching you the whole time.", Miasma said stomping her foot on Chrysalis' right front leg crushing it. Chrysalis screams in pain, while the others watch in horror. "I watched you spying on those ponies on the day Princess Luna returned. You saw how Celestia reunited with Luna despite her wrong doings. You then wonder why I never treated you the same way. Do you want to know why?", Miasma asks, before kicks Chrysalis hard to the stomach. "Because you are a disgrace to our race! You were always the weakest among us physically and mentally!" Miasma creates a magic whip and starts whipping Chrysalis. "Not you that, but you gave these things names! You gave them personality! You treat them like you are their mother!", Miasma said in anger continuously whipping Chrysalis. "They're nothing more than mindless drones! Nothing more than canon fodder!" Those very words horrified the heroes, but not more so than the Changelings. "What are you saying?", Thorax asks. "I'm saying that you're expendable! Chrysalis would've easily taken down the shield around Canterlot by just simply ordering you to just blow up, rather than going through the whole impersonate a bride nonsense.", Miasma said. "In fact twenty suicidal exploding Changeling would've been more than enough to destroy Celestia. And why should we care about your death? We could always make more." Thorax and the other Changelings couldn't believe that they heard. They were originally meant to be expendable mindless soldiers, yet for some reason Chrysalis gave them actual life. "I'll give you five seconds.", Miasma said to Chrysalis. "So you better run now!" "Five..." "W-wait we're family!" "Four..." Chrysalis jumps off the cliff and flies away as quick as possible ignoring the pain. "Three..." Miasma charges her horn. "Two..." A large gigantic magical sphere forms over Miasma and continues to grow larger. "One..." Chrysalis succumbs to the pains and crashes hard to the ground.. "Zero..." Miasma launches the sphere towards Chrysalis. "Sister...!", Chrysalis screams as the sphere engulfs her and explodes. "Failure have consequences, trash.", Miasma said. "Y-you killed here.", Starlight stutters on the verge of crying. "You're own sister." "And I have you all to thank.", Miasma said to the ponies. "You see I always wanted to get rid of that trash, unfortunately the law forbade that even family members are not to harm members of the Royal Family. However the immunity gets revoked should a Queen fail her duty, which she did." Miasma then waves her forehoof removing the paralysis from the heroes. "I have business here, so consider yourself fortunate.", Miasma said taking flight. "Savoir this victory and consider yourself fortunate. As of now this kingdom is declared a dangerous land to be avoided for all Changelings. This place is nothing but trouble." Miasma flies off to parts unknown at sonic speed. The heroes sees her fly off, however Starlight could only look at the crater where the attack struck Chrysalis. "You alright, Thorax?", Spike asks. "I'm not too sure, Spike.", Thorax said. "This is a lot to take in after hearing what Miasma said. There are alot of questions that need answering."