After telling Discord what happened to her and everypony else, as well as Discord revealing secrets of his own, Luna layed down for some rest and fell into a slumber. When she woke up, she noticed she was not in the desert anymore. Her surroundings had changed to the lush, deep green of a jungle.
"Hmm, that's odd," Discord said before noticing Luna was awake. "I was supposed to meet up with Settler and Flurry Heart, but they're nowhere to be found. Judging by our location, I'm guessing Chrysalis must have rebuilt her throne."
"Where are we now?" Luna asked.
"Well, since you now know I have had my magic all along and I promised Praiseworth we were going to save her family, I figured we'd cut to the chase and enter Chrysalis' territory. But it appears that Chrysalis has rebuilt her throne, which disables all kinds of magic except changeling magic."
"Typical..."
"I know, Luna, I know." Discord began to scan the jungle for any potential paths to Chrysalis' hive. "Hey, at least it can't get any worse."
As Discord said that, there was a roar in the distance. He then noticed two bright white eyes lurking within the shadows of the trees. The eyes eventually grew bigger until the creature possessing those eyes pounced out of the trees and roared at Discord and Luna. The creature looked like an Ursa Major, but instead of being coloured blue like the sky at twilight, the stars on its body shone against a black backdrop of midnight, with clouds of inky darkness surrounding it's already vague form. And since neither Discord or Luna can use their magic, they were entirely defenceless against this beast.
Discord took a few steps back as Luna glared daggers at him. "I stand corrected."
"Run!"
Discord quickly hopped onto Luna's back as she galloped away from the shadowy Ursa Major as fast as her legs could carry her. But no matter how fast she ran, the Ursa Minor wasn't too far behind. Soon enough, they eventually encountered a creature even bigger than the Ursa Major: a winterzilla! The winterzilla roared at the Ursa Major, scaring it away.
Discord then looked at the fluffy white titan in surprise.
"I don't remember winterzillas being that big."
The winterzilla then disassembled into changelings, all hopping off of one another. Then they were all consumed by a big blast of magic, teleporting everypony from where they were to what appeared to be a secret hideout. The walls of the hideout were made of a dark red rock, like the inside of a volcano. There were windows that gave a view of the Badlands from afar. Chrysalis' monstrously huge hive towered over the mountains in the distance, as if she was trying not command nature itself to bow before her. Suddenly, Luna and Discord heard the sound of hoofsteps behind them, and turned around to find its source, who was none other than Thorax.
"Hi there, Discord," Thorax said. "I hope you didn't get teleportation sickness. It's just I'm relatively new to using spells that don't involve changing my appearance."
"Thorax, old buddy old pal! Thanks for saving us from that Ursa Major shadow thingy!"
"Oh, it's no problem at all. After all, it was you who helped me teach the other members of the hive that they don't have to feed on others to get the love they need, along with Starlight Glimmer and Trixie of course. I only just returned the favour."
"Yeah, those were good times. Though we were only there to save Equestria, but especially Fluttershy."
While Discord was happy to see another old familiar face, he immediately turned away, still mourning over Fluttershy.
"I'm terribly sorry about what happened to Fluttershy," Thorax said, placing his hoof on Discord's shoulder in sympathy. "I knew how close you two were."
"Yeah...so anyway, about this place, is all magic allowed here, or just changeling magic?"
"Only changeling magic, I'm afraid."
"Well, if that's the case, then could I get a favour from you?" Discord asked. "You see, I have some friends that need saving over at Chrysalis' arena, and I was wondering if you could give us a ride over there."
"Of course."
Flurry Heart and Settler sat in their cell waiting for Chrysalis and her mind-controlled henchponies to come in and prepare them for execution. They heard crowds cheering in the distance, signifying the only time those ponies can feel anything. Unfortunately for them, the only time those ponies feel anything is when their hearts leap with joy as they see some unfortunate prisoner get torn apart by whatever monster Chrysalis has at her disposal.
"Larvas and gentlegrubs!" Chrysalis loudly announced to the crowds that packed the amphitheatre's seats. "The great and powerful Chrysalis shall introduce you to two of those pathetic foals that have tried to stop me! Presenting Starlight Glimmer and Trixie!"
Flurry Heart and Settler knew that the ponies Chrysalis had mentioned weren't the real Starlight Glimmer and Trixie. They were instead former members of Chrysalis' hive that teamed up with the two of them to take down Chrysalis once and for all. The only reason they were co-operating with Chrysalis' charade was because Chrysalis had threatened to murder their loved ones if they didn't. Since Chrysalis was denied her revenge on all the ponies that had crossed her, courtesy of King Sombra and his forces killing them all before she could, the only times she can feel a sense of satisfaction is by taking it out on the hive that had disowned her as their queen.
"Please!" the changeling pretending to be Starlight cried out. "Just tell us what you have done with Flurry Heart!"
"Ah yes," Chrysalis said with a sadistic smirk. "The daughter of Cadence and Shining Armor. Since I was robbed of the chance to kill them myself, I'm going to do something extra special for her!"
Flurry Heart and Settler winced at what Chrysalis' promise just said. Then they heard the iron bars of the rooms the beasts were in lift up. They closed their eyes and put their hooves over their ears as they heard the sound of growling bugbears and the tearing of flesh as the crowd cheered on and Chrysalis laughed like a madmare. They shuddered at the thought of what state the changelings' bodies were in now. Then they heard a banging at their cell door.
"What's the matter?" a guard said in a monotone, his eyes glowing green. "If you think this is bad, you should try living in Grogar's territory."
"Or Cozy Glow's," another guard said in the same monotone, his eyes glowing the same shade of green as his companion as they exchanged stilted laughs with each other.
Since both Grogar and Cozy Glow have proven themselves to be control freaks par excellence, and Tirek has a tendency to absorb the magic of those around him, some ponies and other creatures moved to Chrysalis' territory within the Forbidden Jungle for whatever bit of freedom they can get, as well as a bit of bloody entertainment. While Chrysalis feeds off of their love for bloodshed to the point that most of the ponies in her territory are emotionless husks that only express themselves when an execution or a gladiator game is being held, they considered it a small price to pay. Bread and circuses were the law of the land.