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// Chrysalis Shop 
// Story: PonyTale Shops 
// by ChangelingProductions 
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You have finally made it to the Underground Hive called “Changeling Village”. You feel hungry after all of Thorax’s puzzles and decide to look for a shop. You go to the nearby shop. Inside the shop, you see a tall sad looking Changeling. She stares at you for a second before speaking.

“Oh great... now we have some dumb dragon in the Hive? If I were still in charge things like this would be taken care of... Are you just going to stand there wasting time or are you gonna buy something?”

You ask who the shopkeeper is. She gives you a look of... annoyance?

“Geeze, you new here or something? I’m am Queen-... former Queen Chrysalis... Ever since we’ve been trapped in this cursed forest my subjects... Gah... Just buy something and leave...”

You walk closer to the shopkeeper. As you step closer her eyes widen with surprise.

“Wait... is that an Element of Harmony I sense? Are you able to use the elements? You better be careful kid, powerful beings like me can sense that kind of stuff. If King Sombra senses it you’ll... What’s your name kid?”

You say your name is Smolder. 

“Smolder, huh? Good, I know what name to put on your tombstone now.”

You give Chrysalis a nasty look. She looks almost entertained by this.

“What? It’s true... something as small as you will get crushed eventually. And when you do... heh... I’d do you in myself, but I just don’t care anymore.”

You consider leaving, but you still want something to eat. You tell Chrysalis to stop and just let you buy some food.

“Whatever... anything catches your eye?”

You see a tasty-looking gemstone and point to it.

“Heh, whatever kid. That's about... I’ll say... 500 bits.”

You reluctantly give Chrysalis the bits. You eat the Gem Stone... tastes... relatively good. You want to ask a few more questions before you leave.
>You ask Chrysalis about Thorax and Pharynx.

“Ugh, those two idiots. They’re the reason I’m no longer Queen. You see, we were imprisoned here after taking the City of Trot from Emperor Incitatus. We all shared the blame for our failure on that day... that was, until THOSE two suggested I may have been the cause of our imprisonment. Traitorous bugs...”

You ask Chrysalis about Nightmare Moon.

“One of the first imprisoned here. She ran away like a coward long ago... If I remember correctly, I was still Queen when she left to Celestia knows where in this forest. Good riddance.”

You ask if there are any Dragons in the forest.

“What, feel lonely without your own filth-ridden kind? Ha... I think there may be one or two here but Dragons as a species aren’t seen as threats, so not many get sent here...”

You don’t know whether to be insulted or happy about this information. Suddenly, a thought crossed your mind. You ask if she knows who Princess Twilight Sparkle is.

“Some of the newer prisoners talk about her... I think those con men brothers or that self-absorbed show pony have some choice words about her. You could also ask... no... that half-baked clone would not say anything of value about her.”

You ask if Chrysalis has heard of ‘The School of Friendship’.

“Nope. Sounds dumb to me, but what do I know? I’m just the dumb Queen that doomed her species... I... Look kid, you bought your stuff, can you get out of my Hive- er... shop. Can you get out of my shop now?”

You ask Chrysalis if you could sell her something.

“What?! Are you brain-dead?! That’s not how a shop works! GET OUT!”

You leave the shop. As you leave, for but a moment, you thought you saw a Poison Joke Flower giggle.