//------------------------------// // Chapter 30 - An unexpected life. // Story: Chrysalis' unexpected child // by coto616 //------------------------------// --------------------------------- Chapter 30 - An unexpected life. --------------------------------- Chrysalis was walking very attentively through a completely dark corridor full of smells and some strange sounds, she was looking for somepony in special and she knew he was inside, the queen walked carefully but nothing she did could prepare her for that place, suddenly she hit with one of her hooves a big and very heavy object making the queen scream in pain. "AAAHHHHhhhhh, stupid pots!" Shouted the queen angrily kicking the object again with the same hoof and only causing it to hurt much more. "SPARK!." Shouted the queen. "WHAT!." Shouted a voice back. "For once in your life can you turn on the light in this place?." Asked the queen irritated as she rubbed her front paw. "AND WHY WOULD I DO THAT?" "I don't know... to see?." "And you think that would help me?." Replied the voice with a chuckle. "Just turn on the light, will you?, I hit one of your pots again." "Give me a second." A horn lit up at the end of the hallway and shone several crystals on the ceiling and walls. "Better?" A stallion approached the queen, he was light brown with a light blue mane and somewhat long tails and a Cutie Mark of a flower with multi-colored petals, he was none other than Clear Spark. "Yes, thank you." "Did you hurt yourself?" "No, it just hurts a little but it will pass in a couple of hours." Replied the queen rubbing her hoof. "Ok, give me a second." Said Clear Spark turning around and walking down the long hallway filled with pots and plants of all kinds. The unicorn walked confidently dodging the pots on the floor and smelling everything in his path, suddenly he stopped and approached a plant to his side, he smelled it carefully and read a wooden sign written in braille that was next to the pot, knowing that it was the plant he needed, he used his magic to cut one of its long fat leaves before returning to Chrysalis, the plant as if by magic regenerated the cut leaf in seconds as if nothing had happened. "Give me your hoof." Said the stallion to which the queen obeyed. "This should heal your pain." Clear Spark pulled out the inside of the leaf and smeared it over the queen's hoof. "Do you feel better?" Chrysalis upon feeling the substance on her hoof stopped hurting instantly and looked as if she had never been hit. "This.... much better, what plant is that?." Asked the queen in surprise. "It's a new variation of Aloe I'm working on, it can regenerate superficial wounds and take away the pain in seconds but I haven't been able to get it to germinate fertile seeds, and the only plant that exists so far is this one here." "That's impressive, do you have any idea of the medical breakthrough you could make with a plant like that?". "I know, that's why I'm trying to reproduce it and Zecora has helped me a lot in hybridization." "That's why you go to the forest so often with Apple Bloom?, apparently, she's also interested in learning about reproduction." Commented the queen with a chuckle. Clear Spark turned completely red and dropped the plant to the ground. "I-I... we just... it's not what you think... we're just going in search of..." "Easy baby, you're both adults and it's normal for you to want some privacy, what you do or don't do with your girlfriend is none of my business." "Could we not talk about my private life?, and how did it go in the Crystal Empire?" "Well, Flurry is very nervous about her new job as a princess, she doesn't have the same duties as the other princesses but she is learning little by little." "Good to know, I was never interested in politics and stuff, this little place is all I need." Said Clear Spark referring to his greenhouse. "I think I can help more ponies here than on a throne." "You know you can always participate in running some hive, and something interesting happened in town while I was gone?." "Discord and Starlight found the hidden magic lake, luckily we were able to stop them before they finished their discussion of which of them would be the best at having a clone." "Then I didn't miss much." "Not really, although Apple Bloom wanted to know if you could go to dinner at the farm when you got back, she wants to discuss something mare to a mare with you." "That's strange, did she tell you what it was about?". "She didn't want to tell me, but I heard her very nervous when she asked me to let you know." "Then I'll freshen up and go to the farm, thank you for the medicine." Said the queen retreating from the greenhouse. "It was a pleasure to try it on you, if you have any unusual symptoms please let me know." "Any unusual symptoms?, should I be concerned?." "Only if you experience irritation, swelling, headaches, nausea, change in skin tone, or mane loss." "Am I your guinea pig?" The queen asked intrigued. "No, I tried it first with General Whiskers, but she didn't seem to mind." Clear Spark replied, referring to an obese, completely hairless cat sleeping peacefully on the table. "At least she won't be shedding any more hair on the couch, see you later." the queen left the greenhouse and walked towards the house. "Take care mom." Replied the unicorn closing the door after Chrysalis left. About thirty minutes later Chrysalis walked in the direction of the Apple farm, the town was filled with many new faces since Chrysalis and Clear Spark moved here almost ten years ago, many changelings wanted to move to Ponyville and the queen thought there would be some problems because of the large number of changelings, but soon after the queen found out that most of them already had friends in town and some had mates, and they didn't want to have to travel so far to see them, Red Bug was one of the first to arrive. When the queen arrived at the farm she saw AppleJack sorting some boxes and loading them onto a cart. "Good afternoon Aj, can I help you with that?". "Hi Chrissy, I'm almost done, and what brings you here?, I thought you were still at the crystal empire helping Flurry with her new job." "She wanted some advice only and I didn't want to overstay my welcome, besides she has to learn from Cadance how to run the empire, but I came because Clear Spark told me that Apple Bloom invited me to dinner today and to talk about something important, you know what that might be?" "Ohhhh... the talk." AppleJack said with a chuckle as he rearranged the last box. "We'd better get in the house, you'll want to sit down for this." AppleJack walked into the house accompanied by Chrysalis. AppleJack opened the door for her and Chrysalis to enter. "Apple Bloom, I'm back, is Big Mac back?" The mare asked before closing the door. "He said he would be back late and not to expect him for dinner, so it will just be the two of us." Answered a voice from the kitchen. "We're going to need a third plate on the table because I'm having company." "It's Rainbow again?, tell her next time she comes for dinner, she's going to have to cook it." "It's not Rainbow Dash, it's Chrysalis." "SHE'S HERE?" Apple Bloom shouted in surprise, throwing a bunch of stuff and making a clatter in the kitchen, AppleJack, and Chrysalis quickly approached. "Sweet Celestia, are you okay?." AppleJack asked helping his sister up. "Yeah, I just stumbled." "It didn't sound like a simple stumble." Added the queen as she helped pick up and tidy things on the floor. "At least you didn't get burned." Apple Bloom was getting nervous with every word the queen said. "Be careful sis, you know you can't push yourself too hard since-." "APPLEJACK!" Shouted Apple Bloom looking at her big sister, making the queen a little nervous. "Should I come back another day?" Asked the queen. "I think...you'd better stay for dinner." AppleJack replied. Dinner was very quiet and uncomfortable, AppleJack had finished eating and hadn't said anything, only her gaze flicking between the queen and her little sister, Chrysalis who was on one side of the table had almost finished eating, and Apple Bloom who was across from the queen hadn't touched a bite. "I must say dinner was... interesting." Said the queen. "And there's still the best part to come." Replied AppleJack with a grimace looking at her sister to which Apple Bloom just looked back at her angrily. "Right, what did you want to discuss with me?". Asked the queen to the young mare. "I...mmm...I..." Tried to say Apple Bloom who was very nervous. "Apple Bloom." Said the queen. "I've known you since you were little and you've been dating my son for years, we're family, so I don't know why you're nervous." hearing the word family Apple Bloom turned completely red, something AppleJack didn't overlook. "Ohhh... I like that word, family, it sounds so... familiar, because families get to know each other, they generate bonds of friendship, then they grow up and-." "APPLEJACK!" Shouted Apple Bloom interrupting her older sister and her pun. "Sorry sis." Replied AJ with a giggle. "I couldn't help it, besides you know you're going to have to say it sooner or later, and I recommend early." "What do you want to tell me?" Asked the queen with intrigue. "I want to... marry your son..." Said Apple Bloom very softly and full of embarrassment. "What did you say?." Asked the queen approaching Apple Bloom. "That I want to... marry your son..." Repeated the mare. "Really Apple Bloom, I don't understand anything you say." Replied the queen. "I LOVE YOUR SON AND I WANT TO MARRY HIM!". Ended up shouting Apple Bloom. "YOU WHAT?" Shouted back the queen in surprise. "I-I'm fine with that but that's a subject you hav-." "I'M PREGNANT!" Shouted Apple Bloom again interrupting the queen. "YOU WHAT?." Chrysalis shouted again in surprise. "AND I WANT TO LIVE IN YOUR HOUSE!" Shouted Apple Bloom a third time. "YOU WHAT?." Repeatedly shouted the queen. Both mares took a few shaky breaths as they calmed down. "So what do you say... mother-in-law?" Apple Bloom asked scratching the back of her neck and looking to the side. The queen took a deep breath until she relaxed, coughed a couple of times to clear her throat, settled back in her chair before resting her front paws on the table, and earnestly looked Apple Bloom straight in the eye. "The first thing I'm going to do is...pass out." Was the last thing the queen said before collapsing to the side. A few minutes later the queen woke up, she was lying on a couch and Apple Bloom was throwing wind at her with a fan, Chrysalis with a little work and the help of AppleJack was able to sit up on the couch. "You're really heavy, you know that?." AppleJack said. "You gave us a lot of work to bring you to the couch." "Thank your little sister." Replied the queen who held her hoof in a fan that Apple Bloom was waving vigorously. "You can stop now, thank you." Apple Bloom for her part only blushed. "So..." Said the young mare impatiently waiting for the queen's answer. "We'd better go to my house, we're going to need to build a new room if you're going to have a baby and I'm going to need AppleJack's help for that." Said the queen with a smile. "Really?" Apple Bloom asked with a big smile. "Really." Replied the queen. "OHHHHHH, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you." Replied Apple Bloom hugging the queen very tightly. "Apple... Bloom... mother-in-law... like... breathe." Said Chrysalis between gasps with what little air she had. "Ohhh... sorry, I'm just so excited." "I understand, and did you already tell Spark?." "Emmm... no, other than my family you're the first to know." "Well, you'd better tell him right now." Apple Bloom blushed again. After a couple of minutes of walking, the three mares arrived at Chrysalis' house. "Spark, I'm back!" Shouted the queen. "AND HOW DID IT GO WITH APPLE BLOOM?" Replied a voice from the second floor. "Very well indeed, but you'd better come downstairs, we need to talk." "Are you going to tell me what she wanted?." Clear Spark asked as he descended the stairs one step at a time. "She'll tell you herself." Replied the queen. "She came with you?" "She and AppleJack." "And what did they all come for?" Asked the stallion as Apple Bloom came up to him and tapped him on the shoulder before kissing him on the cheek. "Apple Bloom wants to tell you something important, and you'd better sit on the couch." AppleJack replied with a chuckle. "And why on the couch?." "Believe me you'll thank her later." Replied the queen with a smile. --------------------------------------------------------------- Soon after it was known that the queen had won the trial and was free to walk around Equestria without the need to hide, the changelings of Ponyville also stopped hiding and could live without fear for the first time, now they were everywhere as well as in other cities in Equestria, some legal problems arose in labor issues, and marriages, but Princess Luna helped greatly in speeding up the laws to be recognized as citizens of Equestria. The years showed Celestia that she was wrong about Chrysalis and the changelings, and after serving her sentence she also helped but in other ways, not holding the power of a princess she wanted to atone for her faults by helping in the integration of the changelings and being the first defender in cases of abuse, It was a surprising change considering that she was the one who did not trust the queen or her race from the beginning, but the former princess was happy with her new life, being away from power after a thousand years on the throne helped her to change her perspective of the world and she was able to connect on a more personal level with the ponies she loved so much. But even over the years she couldn't get over the shame of distrusting Chrysalis and putting her son's life at risk, and to this day she hasn't been able to talk to the queen or Clear Spark, but Red Bug was helping her through it, and both the queen and the unicorn had told her more than once that there were no hard feelings. Luna on her part reigned Equestria with the nobility and justice that characterized her, sometimes being implacable with minor crimes, but Twilight although she had the habit of losing control of her emotions, put the dose of compassion when it was necessary, or applying a hard hoof when Luna was not able to do it, each princess complemented the other and between them, they reigned Equestria with wisdom and prosperity. The queen's life changed a lot in a very short time just like everypony else's where sometimes things that seem insignificant create a cascade of events that no one expected, much less Chrysalis, but she is happy where she was now, it was long and difficult road, where hundreds of good and bad things happened, but the queen would not change anything, she was happy with her unexpected son.