//------------------------------// // Offering of Friendship // Story: A Family Worth Having // by DeathBloodBass //------------------------------// "That took longer than I expected.", Breaker said as he watches the Tree of Harmony fall. He then lifts the tree over his shoulder. After teleporting to the castle, the Twilight and Starlight levitates Chrysalis over a large bed (Celestia's whenever she visits) and lays her down gently. "Should we be putting some restraints on her?", Rainbow Dash asks. "With the condition she's in, I doubt she'll do much especially with a broken horn. I'll do a check-up on her how bad it is.", Twilight said casting a scanning spell on Chrysalis' body. Upon finishing the spell she went quiet... too quiet. "Twilight?", her friends asks in worry. "It's worse than I thought.", Twilight said. "She's suffering broken bones, heavy blood loss, severe burns, severe malnutrition, extreme magic drainage, and pure exhaustion. We have to be quick!" Fluttershy arrives carrying various medicines, herbs, bandages and warm towels. "I've brought everything we need, for both Chrysalis and us.", Fluttershy said. After quickly patching up their own injuries they focus on patching Chrysalis' wounds staring with putting antibiotics. After finishing up Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash volunteers to watch over Chrysalis, while the rest rest up. Twilight is sitting on her throne completely deep in thought on what transpired in the Everfree Forest. 'Breaker said that he is from the Unknown, meaning that the Changelings weren't originally from Equestria.', Twilight thought. 'Not only that, but also called my friends Alicorn Candidates. Is it possible that there are things the Changelings know that we don't? There is also this...' "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." 'Were there other Alicorns besides Celestia, Luna, Cadance, Flurry and me?', Twilight thought before screaming in frustration. "Arg! There's just too many questions!" "Twilight? I heard shouting.", Starlight said ending the map room. "Sorry, there are so many questions that need answering.", Twilight said. "It almost feels as if Equestria is missing pieces of it's history. Celestia and Luna are said to be the first alicorns, yet Miasma states there are others and the ones in Equestria are imposters." Suddenly the Cutie Map Table starts glowing. "Great, just what we need a friendship problem.", Twilight grunts in annoyance. "The table is glowing, but I don't see the map appearing.", Starlight said. "Has it ever done that before?" "No, this is the first time.", Twilight said. A large beam shoots out of the table causing Twilight to fall off her chair in surprise. The beam dies down and on the table a photo of a white alicorn with a red mane and tail, her cutie mark was an ink bottle and a black quill. In front of her are two young alicorn fillies, who Twilight recognize as Luna and Celestia. "I think the map just gave you your answers.", Starlight said. "I think their's more to this map than we originally believe." Twilight picks up the photo and looks at the back seeing some writing on it. Lauren Fasut 1st Queen of Equestria Mother of Celestia and Luna Twilight widen her eyes after reading the back. Celestia and Luna has a mother? Equestria had a queen? "Spike, take a letter!”, Twilight screams in a Royal Canterlot Voice, before putting her hooves to her mouth in shock. The force knocked Starlight Glimmer up against the wall. "Sorry, forgot alicorns have huge lungs capacity." Spike nods and fetches a quill and a piece of parchment after rubbing his ears. Dear Princess Celestia and Princess Luna, This morning, my friends and I discovered Chrysalis in a woodland clearing. She’s severely injured and was nearly killed by a Changeling from Miasma's hive. I’m keeping her here in my castle for the time being, and don't worry she can't do much since her horn is broken. Also the the map just gave me a photo of an alicorn, said to be your mother. Yours, Princess Twilight Sparkle. P.S. I think that Cadence and Shining Armour need to know too.  "There, all done.", Spike said finishing up the letter. "Do you think that we should send a message to Thorax too? I mean Chrysalis was his queen." "I don't think it's a good idea right now. Thorax is already having enough trouble with the hive. Those that didn't turn are planning to join up with Miasma." Spike nods seeing that Twilight made a good point. He then picks up the scroll and with a breathe of green flame delivers the scroll to its destination. Seconds later, the library doors burst open and Rainbow Dash flies in. "Twilight! Starlight! Chrysalis is waking up!" The alicorn and the unicorn didn’t waste any time when they heard that. The three ponies rush towards the room that house the large changeling, joined by the others as they ran past. Somewhere in near the borders of Equestria... "Queen Miasma, Lt. Breaker has return.", a Changeling reports. "About time, what took him so long?", Miasma said getting off her throne as Breaker appear and bows before Miasma. "My Queen, I bring you news.", Breaker said. "The failure, Chrysalis is alive for I came across her in the Everfree Forest." "Is that so? Did you bring me her head?", Miasma asks. "I'm afraid not, for the ponies have interfered and escaped with her.", Breaker answers. "Doesn't matter anyway. Chrysalis is a war criminal to them. They'll most likely have her executed for her crimes.", Miasma said. "The ponies will just finish the job for us." "While I may have failed to bring you her head along with those troublesome ponies, I did bring you to compensate the loss.", Breaker said as several Changeling place the Tree of Harmony before Miasma. Miasma could only stare at the tree completely mesmerized. "It cannot be...", Miasma said walking up to the tree. "The Tree of Harmony, one of Faust's heirloom." Miasma's mesmerization turns into pure joy, her entire body trembling in excitement. "At long last, my long awaited answer is brought before me." A filly Chrysalis walks down the hallway next to a enormous silhouette. "Time to meet your brothers and sisters, Chrysalis.", the silhouette said opening the doors. Inside Chrysalis sees several large Changelings, most likely Kings and Queens training. She sees Miasma in a meditative stance moving both the sun and and the moon at the same time. She then sees a Changeling King shattering boulders falling down to him with a powerful punches. A blue mane Changeling Queen controlling the weather. "Children!", the silhouette calls out getting the Changeling Kings and Queens attention. "I would like to meet the newest member of our family, Chrysalis." "Hi. I'm Chrysalis, 39th daughter and 85th child of the family.", Chrysalis said introducing herself with a smile. That smile turns to fear when her siblings give her the 'I'll kill you' glare. "Now then, I want you all to train Chrysalis into a powerful warrior.", the silhouette said before leaving. "Have 'fun'!" "You're entering a whole new world, little sister.", Miasma said dragging Chrysalis by the mane. "Ow! That hurts!", Chrysalis cries. "Well, suck it up! Cause you'll be getting lots of it!" "Aaaww! What the matter, Miasma? Still bitter over the fact you lost Equestria to an alicorn?", an orange mane Changeling Queen asks sweetly. Miasma turns and fires an energy beam from her eyes causing the Changeling Queen to duck as the beam blows a hole on the wall. "Shut the f*** up!", Miasma growls rubbing her scar on her cheek. "I'll never forget the humiliation that bitch gave me! Ever since my only defeat, I've waited the day I face her again. But that was taken from me the moment she disappeared!" "Doesn't she have a kid? Lunestia?", Ambrosia asks. "Did I get the name right, Myxine?" "She has two, Celestia and Luna.", Myxine, the blue mane Changeling Queen said. "But they aren't special. All they can do is just raise the sun and moon. To the ponies they are deities, but to those residing in the unknown they are just cockroaches to step on." "They're so weak that Miasma no longer have any interest in retaking Canterlot.", Calliphora, the white mane Changeling Queen said. "If fact I'm sure Chrysalis is more than enough to handle them after her training is complete." 'That was the day hell started...' Pain zing-zanged through Chrysalis' head and her whole body aches terribly. 'I feel like I've repeated my training course...' Chrysalis tries to get up but her legs feel like jelly. 'Right, broken bones and stab wounds... Might as well see where I am right now.' Chrysalis opens her eyes, but all she can see are blurry images. The then starts hearing familiar voices. “She’s awake.” “What’ll we do?” “Nothing for now. It looks as if she’s too sick to move much.” Chrysalis' vision starts to become less blurry and she could see better. Her eyes widen upon seeing Twilight and Starlight. 'S***!' Chrysalis jolts out of bed hoping to escape, but the pain kicks in causing her to fall. She then attempts to teleport only to remember that her horn snapped off. "Easy there, we're not going to hurt you.", Twilight said attempting to calm Chrysalis down. "Except for the princesses and Shining Armor.", Rainbow Dash said. "You're not helping!", Starlight hiss. "You... you're not going to hurt me?", Chrysalis asks. "I don't know how things work in where you're from, but here in Equestria we do not harm injured creatures.", Twilight said. "Even if they're enemies." Starlight walks to Chrysalis. “I don't know much about you, but I do know that you lived your whole life suffering emptiness when all you wanted is love. That is why you cannot share love and only feed on it, because you've never been loved.” Starlight offers Chrysalis her hoof. "Let us help you fill that emptiness in your heart. Let us be your friends... a family worth having." Chrysalis widen her eyes upon hearing those words and she feels something filling her once empty heart for the first time. She never felt this way in her entire life. Moved to tears, Chrysalis raise her bandaged hoof and grips the purple limb. "Uh, she didn't change like Thorax and the others.", Rainbow Dash points out. "She's a Changeling Queen, the requirements are probably different.", Twilight said. "Kinda like me becoming an Alicorn." "You ponies work very differently to how we Changelings at home do. There is so much I don't know.", Chrysalis said sadly with Twilight putting her hoof on Chrysalis' shoulder. "We'll help you with that, starting with...", Twilight said before being interrupted by Spike. "The Princesses and Shining Armor are here.", Spike said. "...Apologizing.", Twilight said sheepishly.