//------------------------------// // Chapter 8 The Escape // Story: Shadow insecticide // by MoonshadowLuna330 //------------------------------// The creature had an echoey, purring voice as it spoke. “Anon, thou three salts see misprision can doth!” it's horn promptly burst into magical dark magenta flames, as it laughed. “Sh…Shadowedmoon?” a weak voice stuttered, interrupting the creature.  It was Moonshadow. She was the one who had collapsed in the splitting.  Fast rushed over to her and held her head in his hooves. “Shadowedmoon! Stop gloating and get us out of here! Moonshadow needs help!” he snapped at the creature. Shadowmoon glared at him, but then looked down at the heap of Royal blue fur in his hooves. Her eyes softened, and she grabbed Discord with her magic, trotting over to Fast she set Discord next to him.  Then she turned to Sombra, Daybreaker, and Chrysalis. “Thou'll payeth for what thou've done!” she growled. She turned back to her friends and other half. Shadowedmoon closed her eyes and engulfed herself, Discord, Fast Track, and Moonshadow in magic. “How dare you make a fool out of me!” Chrysalis snapped and tried to attack Shadowedmoon, but it was too late, they were already gone. She fell flat on her face. “Thou doth realize the lady's gonna cometh back right?” Daybreaker said, not amused by the bug’s failure. “Chrissy, art thou well enow?” Sombra asked her, looking at her in concern. The queen was hunched over, as if in pain. “It's not fair… it's not fair…,” she lowly hissed. “Chrissy?” Sombra asked again. “It's not fair, it's not fair, it's not fair! We should've been ruling all of Equestria by now! But, no! You just had to trust her didn’t you!” she snapped at Sombra and pointed a hoof at him.  Sombra looked at her shocked, and then screwed his face up in anger. “Us! Thou wast the one who is't did want the hybrid!” he snorted, stamping his hoof on the ground.  Daybreaker only rolled her eyes and walked over to the window, letting the old couple bicker. ‘“And yet, who was the one that fell head over hooves for her? You Sombra, you did!” she slapped him across the face. “How dare thou slap thy king!” Sombra roared his horn flaring with purple flames. “My king! Shall I drain every last bit of love you have for that pathetic excuse of a queen?” the changeling snapped defensively, headbutting Sombra with her horn. A delirious laugh interrupted their quarrel. Luna was laughing above them, her hooves around her stomach. “You...you two are such a hoot to watch!  Arguing over who ruined the plan, either from the hybrid or loving my daughter!” Luna chuckled in disbelief.  “You will never win!  You once again underestimated your rival and will lose! Even with three ponies, you'll lose!” she giggled in triumph. “Shut up!” the changeling hissed, flying up to the cocoon and bucking it. “You know nothing of what my brilliant changeling mind has in store! I'll get that love from your dau…,” her words were cut short, as another idea crept into her mind. Her long,forked tongue passed over her lips as she said, “or, I could drain the love from you,”  her voice dipped real low, and her eyes gleamed hungrily and the moon queen. Luna looked at her smirkly. “You’d have to let me out to do that, now wouldn’t you?” she said slyly. Chrysalis just smiled. “Yes, but you will be weaker than me.  And, I'll be able to feed off of your love within seconds of you hitting the ground,” the queen purred hungrily.  Sombra looked at her in disbelief, as she slashed open the cocoon and Luna fell to the floor. As she was falling, Luna engulfed herself in her magic. Flipping herself to land on her hooves, she shot a beam of magic to distract Chrysalis. The queen dodged it, and then looked at Sombra and Daybreaker.  “You two gonna help?” She growled. “I think this is between you and me, Crissy!” Luna said firmly, lifting a big vase from behind the changeling with her magic. “Chrysalis, watch out!” Daybreaker shouted and grabbed the vase with her magic. Luna gave her a growling look. “My sister! Let go! This isn't you!”  Luna tried to yank the vase from her, but Daybreaker wouldn't  let go. “We art not thy sister! And thou wilt not did hurt our partner!” Daybreaker snorted. Chrysalis began to stalk around the two arguing sisters and stopped at Luna's back side. “Hey Luna!” she growled. Luna's ears twitched backwards. She bucked out but missed the changeling by an inch. Chrysalis chuckled and lifted Luna up with her magic, making her lose her grip on the vase.  The changeling opened her mouth and started to drain Luna of her love. All of a sudden, a battle cry came from a corner of the room. “Your Majesty, run!” It was Nightrainbow.  He barreled into Chrysalis, making her lose her concentration, they both fell head over hooves over each other. Shadowedmoon appeared at Luna's side. She wrapped herself around Luna and teleported them away. “How did thou receiveth out of our spell?” Sombra screeched at Nightrainbow who had pinned Chrysalis to the ground. Shadowedmoon appeared above Nightrainbow and glared at Sombra. “We freed him!” she grabbed Nightrainbow and was gone in a dark magenta flame.