Scramble stood in the bathroom, brushing her teeth. She looked into the mirror, giving herself a wide grin to see her clean teeth. She wore light blue hoovsie pajamas with yellow moons and stars on them. She looked over to Cecilia who wore a large baggy grey t-shirt. She sat on the toilet seat, humming to herself and kicking her legs.
“Are you two ready for bed?” Gabby asked, leaning on the doorframe of the bathroom. Scramble and Cecilia both nodded their heads.
“I brushed my teeth, see,” Cecilia said, giving a big smile. She showed off her sharp teeth that were sparkling brightly. Gabby chuckled.
“Okay well you two go to bed, you both have school in tomorrow.” Gabby stated, leading the two children out of the bathroom. Scramble flew up to her mother's head and kissed her on the cheek.
“Goodnight Mommy.” Scramble said happily. She looked over at her little sister.
“Goodnight Cecilia.” Scramble said with a smile and a wave. Cecilia waved goodbye for the night and started to make her way downstairs, going to her room in the basement. Scramble flew into her room, shutting the door behind her. She looked at her stuffed animals that were lined up on her bed. She flew onto her bed and stared at her stuffed animals.
“Goodnight commander Butterfly.” Scramble said, kissing a small plush butterfly on the head. “Goodnight Mr. Bat, goodnight Mrs. Moth, goodnight general Bear, and goodnight Meeko.” She said, kissing each stuffed animal on the head. She moved the stuffed animals to the side and went under her blanket, cuddling into Meeko. Her horn started to glow and she clicked her lamp off.
“Sleepy sleep sleep.” Scramble muttered to herself in a sing-song voice. Within seconds, Scramble felt herself drifting off to sleep.
Scramble hopped around a valley, looking at everything excitedly. The sky was clear and there were rainbows all around. The grass was green licorice and the large lake was soda. Cheery music played as lollipops danced around her, singing along. Scramble hopped onto a giant mushroom, bouncing off of it like it was a trampoline.
“This is so much fun!” Scramble exclaimed through giggles. This was one of the best dreams she has ever had.
“Follow us Scramble, we have something cool to show you.” One of the lollipops said. It had small skinny black legs and arms. Scramble hopped off of the mushroom, landing onto the soft licorice grass. She followed a small pink lollipop that led her away from the valley. The cheery music slowly started to fade, only to be met with silence.
“Where are we going Mr. Lollipop? Are we going on another adventure? Are we gonna murder more ponies?” Scramble asked. Mr. Lollipop shook his head.
“Someone’s here to visit you, she said she’s a Queen.” Mr. Lollipop explained. Scramble flapped her wings excitedly. She’s met Princes and Princesses before but never a Queen. They approached a large cave with a green crystal on top of it. Something about this cave felt very off. It didn’t feel happy and cheery like the rest of the valley, it felt cold and chilling.
“The Queen is in there?” Scramble asked, now cowering down. Mr. Lollipop nodded his head.
“Yep, she said she wanted to meet you in here. She said that she didn’t like all of the bright colors and even used a few bad words to say how much she hated this place.” Mr. Lollipop explained. Scramble let out a gasp, covering her mouth with her hooves.
“Is she an evil queen?” Scramble asked in a whisper. Mr. Lollipop nodded his head.
“I think so. I should go now, she wanted to talk to you by herself.” Mr. Lollipop said, quickly running back to the peaceful valley. Scramble looked back into the cave, letting out a soft whimper. She shook her head and puffed out her chest.
“I’m a brave changeling, I can do this!” Scramble said confidently, marching into the cave. As soon as she got in, her blood ran cold. Something felt very wrong.
“H-hello?” Scramble called out. A tall black creature came out from the darkness with a wide grin on her face. She had holes in her body and glowing green eyes. Her horn was long and jagged.
“Hello Scramble.” The creature said in a chilling voice. Scramble cowered in fear, trying not to shake.
“Who are you?” Scramble asked. The creature laughed, showing off her fangs.
“I’m Queen Chrysalis, Queen of the Changelings.” She stated. Scramble tilted her head.
“You don't look like a Changeling. Besides, Thorax is the King of Changelings.” Scramble stated. Chrysalis scowled and stomped her hooves on the ground, cracking it a bit.
“I’m what all changelings used to look like. Thorax stole the throne from me!” Chrysalis said angrily. Scramble flinched back at the sudden outburst.
“Is there anything I can do to help you feel better?” Scramble asked. Chrysalis broke out into a wide grin.
“I need you to bring me back so I can take over Equestria.” Chrysalis said with a wicked grin. Scrambles' eyes widened and she quickly shook her head.
“I can’t do that, that’ll be mean.” Scramble stated. Chrysalis’s smile turned into a pout.
“I thought a little grub like you would do anything to make someone happy. Especially their own mother.” Chrysalis said, breaking out into another grin. Scramble let out a gasp of shock.
“You’re my real mom?!” Scramble asked in disbelief. Chrysalis nodded her head.
“I’m upset that you don’t look like me and look like...that.” Chrysalis said with a scowl, gesturing to Scramble’s brightly colored body.
“What's wrong with the way I look?” Scramble asked. Chrysalis gave her offspring a disgusted look.
“You’re too colorful to be my kid. Whoever found your egg must have given you too much love.” Chrysalis stated. A blush appeared on Scramble's face.
“Since you’re my mom, that means I have to help you.” Scramble stated. Chrysalis smirked.
“You’re more obedient than I thought you’d be. As soon as you release me from stone, I need you to kill Twilight Sparkle.” Chrysalis ordered. Scramble let out a loud gasp.
“I-I can’t do that, she’s my aunt and I love her.” Scramble stated. Chrysalis scowled and stomped her hoof on the ground.
“I am your mother and you do as I command!” Chrysalis shouted. Scramble cowered in fear, covering her face.
“Please, I don’t want to hurt anyone for real.” Scramble begged. She could feel her body run cold as she shook in fear. She just wanted to go home.
Scramble jolted up in a cold sweat, panting heavily. Tears dripped down her cheeks and she was shaking like a leaf. She quickly got out of bed and ran out of her room.
She ran down the hallway, tears blurring her vision. She slowed down as she approached her parent's bedroom door. Scramble slowly pushed open the door, making sure not to wake anyone. She crawled into the bed, poking her father's cheek.
“Daddy.” Scramble whispered. Spike slowly opened his eyes to look at his daughter.
“Did you have a nightmare?” Spike asked. Scramble sniffled and nodded her head. “Do you wanna talk about it?” He asked. She shook her head, crawling into her father's arms. Spike wrapped his arms around her tightly, making Scramble calm down instantly. She closed her eyes and slowed her breathing.
Everything was going to be alright. It was just a dream.