"Chrysalis, why are we out here?" you asked, barely able to keep your eyes open as you floated in the air, held in the queen's green aura.
It was an ungodly early hour and you were struggling to stay awake, something you didn't think you'd have to do as you were being suspended hundreds of feet in the air, but apparently the desire to simply slip back into your state of slumber was far greater than the concern that you'd simply plummet to your death. This was made worse by the fact that it was cold out, the dark of the early twilight hour, plus the unobstructed wind of your high elevation, sent a shiver through your body that demanded heat. Heat, or the tingling warmth that came from the feelings of love for your brood whenever you saw them. Maybe humans needed love to survive just as much as Changelings?... or maybe you were getting emotional and corny because of your circumstances. You were a dad now, so dad jokes were to come.
Chrysalis only seemed to be happy, a wide grin on her face as she rubbed her hooves together, glancing from the silhouette of the hive below, along with a few other things in the wasteland, back to you. "Oh, I'm so sorry my dear, but the view will be absolutely stupendous once you see what I've got in store," she apologized, hovering closer so she could brush a hoof along your arm to try and comfort you.
"Just... tell me it'll be over soon. The last time I was outside so early, I was being evicted from my apartment and the landlord had actually taken to carrying my mattress out to the curb with me still on it... no, wait, I know how he did it. I was drunk," you groaned, pulling tighter around you the one blanket you'd been able to snag before Chrysalis dragged you out here.
"Not much longer now, just waiting for the sun to rise, it'll be a much better reveal," Chrysalis stated, wrapping one of her forelegs around your body so she could share body heat with you, something you had to appreciate. However, the mention of a reveal had you squinting your eyes, trying to better make out whatever it was she was trying to show you.
You weren't totally familiar with the landscape around the hive, having only seen it once when Ap gave you the tour, and from what you had seen, there was basically nothing for miles immediately around the hive, yet you had already noticed there was something else surrounding it now. In fact, focusing on one of the other masses you were barely able to make out in the dark, you noticed that while it definitely wasn't as big as the hive, it had to be fairly huge. Furthermore, it was... moving? Not a whole lot, but you could see it shifting around. The fuck was that?
Looking over to the other masses surrounding the hive, you noticed they also seemed to be moving minutely. Additionally, saying they were all surrounding the hive didn't seem to be correct. While they were spread out a bit, they only seemed to be on one side of the hive.
Taking notice of your observations, Chrysalis snickered lightly. "Curious now, aren't you? Don't worry, this will be worth the wait," Chrysalis assured you, maneuvering herself to be behind you, letting her more easily wrap her limbs around you. Her mouth now near your ear, she added "And if you're still cold afterwards, I'll gladly help you warm up." Curses, sex. She was offering you the one thing that outranked your love of bitching about shit. Given she'd been doing that since you'd gotten here, but now denying her was less fun then actually taking the horse-bug for a ride, and sometimes giving her a ride as well.
As the sun began to rise over the horizon, its golden rays slowly began to descend upon the land. Part of you was wishing you'd brought the brood up here so you could have a Lion King moment and tell them that everything the light touches would belong to them. Chrysalis would think you were a fucking mastermind for that line, perhaps you should just use it on her... nah, probably not. She'd love you even more, and considering she was already sucking your dick pretty hard, she'd be liable to suck it straight off your body.
Your thoughts of blowjobs and Disney movies disappeared as the sunrise began to unveil that which had been hidden in darkness a moment ago. Beasts of massive size and power. Creatures of undeniable muscle, contained in a fine coating of scales. Some with large, leathery wings that shook, sending gusts of wind in their wake.
"Dragons," you whispered in awe of the creatures that existed in every culture in world. Like every spazz lord, when you were in middle school, dragons were the coolest things you'd ever thought existed... then girls started getting boobs and you realized that dragons sucked in comparison.
Of course, seeing the beasts in person now drew back a feeling of pure wonder, despite everything else you'd already seen that was of utter majesty in this world. However, their wonder was quickly lessened when you recognized that the giant lizards were bound, with collars and cuffs binding their necks and limbs, all connected to a long length of chain that seemed... connected to the hive itself? Also, where was the fire breathing? You thought dragons were supposed to breathe fire! Hell, you saw that little newt Spike breathe fire, which was about the only cool thing you found in him, considering he didn't live up to your standard for dragons and was basically Twilight's bitch.
"Wonderful, aren't they? Was it not for the fact they are simply oversized brutes who prefer to use only their muscles to smash and their breath to burn, I'd actually have more respect for the dragons. But all my dealings with them have proven that only a small number have enough brains to truly be considered respectable, and even then they're... haha, they're laughable creatures. So strong, yet unable to gather together to launch a proper invasion of Equestria. If they could organize themselves, I'd actually fear them," Chrysalis began to remark, bringing the both of you down a little lower so that you could better look at the enslaved creatures.
"Speaking of burning with their breath... why aren't they? Also, those chains look kinda feeble compared to the rest of them," you pointed out, still not fully sure where this was supposed to lead, but curious none the less.
Clicking her tongue in disappointment, Chrysalis answered "Fire breathing is a magical ability of theirs, one which is negated, as is all non-Changeling magic, when inside the boundaries of our hive. However, to help answer your other question, I have not allowed such potent magic go to waste. So I had some special chains based off the workings of Lord Tirek, nasty centaur man, we'll avoid him and his cell in Tartarus. Basically, those chains grow stronger the more magic is channeled into them, and every time the dragons try to breathe fire, it channels magic into them!"
"So... I'm guessing they're not realizing what's stopping them and just keep trying?" you guessed, looking as one dragon with six legs opened its mouth, clearly trying to send a stream of fire in your direction, only for its chains to glow.
Chrysalis almost squealed in delight, something that disturbed you greatly, but less than it would before she had your babies. "Oh Anon, you are such a smart one. Of course, I should have suspected you'd catch on, as devious as you are," she complimented you, running a hoof down your spine. As much as you simply wanted to enjoy the ever welcome inflation to your ego, you looked around a bit more, still perplexed by something.
"So, besides the obvious question of 'Why do you have a bunch of dragons chained up?', besides the fact it looks badass, like the cover for a heavy metal album, I have to ask why they're on one side of the hive in particular?" you inquired, scratching your chin thoughtfully.
"Yet again, so observant," Chrysalis stated, looking at you with a sultry glimmer in her eye, but she drew her gaze away from you. "That is why I brought you out here. Allow me to show you the true wonder I have been scheming," the Changeling Queen announced, making your eyes widen fractionally. Scheming? The only thing you truly knew she was scheming for was the invasion of Canterlot. That meant that whatever this was, her plan to invade was already in motion.
Before you could actually question her, Chrysalis' horn, already glowing from supporting you, seemed to glow brighter, increasing in luminosity at a slow, yet steady pace. What was initially a gentle glow was growing to a blinding light, one that even as you closed your eyes and held a hand in the path, seemed to burn into your retina. Then, there was a loud boom, vibrating through your very bones. When you opened your eyes again, the glow was back to its initial state, but you noticed it was flickering a little. You dropped in elevation a few times, worrying you as Chrysalis panted to regain her breath.
"S-sorry about that, the spell was rather draining," Chrysalis apologized, her eyes fluttering as she tried to regain her focus, but quickly narrowing on you so that you wouldn't plummet.
Worried for your life, but even more so, concerned as to what could have drained Chrysalis so thoroughly, you reached out to place a hand on her face, stroking it from her nose up to her horn. Part of you knew it was a bad idea, because every time you fed her your love was just going to make things harder on Ap, but you never were able to control your emotions anyways. That's why you cried uncontrollably at night from ages eight to... well, you were still working on that.
Sensing your affection traveling into her, Chrysalis seemed to grow strong again once more, eyes opening wide as a matching smile took her lips. "Ah, my dear, sweet Anon. You always know how to pick me back up, even when it is I that am holding you up," she purred, nuzzling into your open hand.
"The hell was that?" you asked, trying to ignore her enamored state. "I saw you kick Thorax and Pharynx across the throne room without breaking a sweat, but whatever that was knocked the wind out of you," you pointed out, already looking away to see if you could understand what it was she had done. Everything looked about the same, although... wait... that six-legged dragon had yellow eyes before... why were they green?
"A simple enchantment, my dear," Chrysalis answered, noticing your fascination as she looked to the dragons. "Simple, but powerful. While I'd usually only use this on one pony at a time, and even then have to be feeding off of their specific love to create a proper link, their weakened magical state, plus the boost that your love gives me allowed me to cast it on all of them at once."
"So... you brainwashed them all?"
"Mind control is more like it. Far more dominating for me to say at least," Chrysalis replied with a shrug. Curses, you and your amazing dick... love, whatever, were giving her the ability to enslave on a mental level an entire group of dragons? You were too fucking overpowered in this world, but not even directly. Like the ultimate Heal/Support, which you fucking hated. Why couldn't you be DPS? Or a Tank? At least then you actually did something, even if your doing something was royal pony people.
Frowning as you still thought it over, you asked "Why did you need to mind control them if the chains were already holding them in place?"
"Ah, it's not because the chains are holding them in place. It's because the chains are holding them to the hive," Chrysalis corrected, earning her a confused looked. Rolling her eyes, but grinning all the same, she looked down to the hive and bellowed "Release the bearings!"
Following her gaze, you realized that there were more than just dragons outside the hive. Down at the base of it appeared to be a few Changelings, but even more so... Diamond Dogs? The Changelings seemed to be ordering the Diamond Dogs around, forcing them to dig around the base of the hive while placing some sort of contraption around it. In short time, there appeared to be explosions going off, not harming the hive, but sending the dirt surrounding it exploding outward, exposing sections of the hive buried beneath the surface.
Licking her fangs like a predator who had its prey in sight, Chrysalis looked back to the dragons and shouted "Now my 'loves', MARCH!" Needing no more encouragement than that, the dragons all turned away from Chrysalis, facing the direction opposite of the hive, and began to push forward. The chains quickly went taut, keeping the dragons from moving initially, letting them struggle against the wasteland's terrain, their scaly forms making no ground.
You were ready to question Chrysalis, when you saw it. Another large plume came from the hive as the Diamond Dogs continued working... then it began to move. The entire FUCKING hive was moving! It wasn't quick, only inching forward, the hard, unforgiving ground not giving much, even against the massive structure, but with as large as it was, it didn't take much for you to see that the hive was being pulled forward.
"What... What the actual fuck is going on!?" you cursed, not sure if you could believe your eyes. You'd seen a lot of insane shit since you arrived here, but this was insane! This was like watching a herd of elephants pulling the entire White House, but on a way grander scale!
"The invasion of Canterlot has begun!" Chrysalis answered your open question, almost laughing as she did so. "With the strength of the dragons, combined with the weakening of the ground before the hive as the Diamond Dogs you so kindly helped to provide, along with others they ratted out like the cowardly mutts they are, we have developed a way to move our hive from this insufferable wasteland!"
"But... but why though?" you insisted, still not getting this.
"Because with this, we will be able to move our troops into the heart of Equestria and assault Canterlot while keeping them nice and safely restored from our very hive. Even further, as we move the hive, so too do we move the throne!" Chrysalis stated gleefully, her smile wide to show the sharp teeth that were almost hungry for what came next.
"The throne... the anti-magic throne?" you pondered. "So, wait, I get that you want to move it so that non-Changelings can't use magic, but why not just remove the throne and put it somewhere else in general?"
"Because that would be like removing your very heart and expecting both it, as well as the rest of your body, to survive. The throne dies without the hive and the hive dies without the throne. Trust me, we've thought of this idea in the past, but could never come to think of a way to make this work out. It was only after you, granting me love and power beyond previously thought reasoning, could I manipulate creatures strong enough to move the hive in its entirety... I mean, sure, I had to leave a few of the lesser parts behind, but we really didn't need some of those chambers anyways. I can't even remember the last time I went into the library," Chrysalis explained, making more sense with every word... and also making you realize that Ap was going to be pissed at all those books being left behind.
Watching almost stupidly as you saw the hive continue to inch forward, the structure seemingly holding together well, you mumbled "So you're going to move the hive and throne to Canterlot, cancel out the magical power of the ponies, and take over completely."
Shaking her head, Chrysalis moved in closer, wrapping her forelegs around you. "No, WE'RE going to move the hive and throne to Canterlot, cancel out the magical power of the ponies, and take over completely. I couldn't have done any of this without you. From the love and magic, to the Diamond Dogs softening up the earth, and especially the drive to push me to my most desperate, yet devastating plan yet. You're like the gift that keeps on giving, my love," she cooed, nuzzling her face into you, careful only to avoid sticking you were that blade horn. "Even better, once we've arrived, we'll also have the Diamond Dogs and dragons to supplement our forces. Tartarus, we might not even have to risk a single Changeling life, and we have you to thank for that."
Well... you knew you were responsible for this shit... but fuck. "Haha, you know me... just trying to keep those I care about alive..."