Adiyis stared at Pale Rose longer than she knew until she finally blinked. “Okay, I think I’ve heard enough. This was nothing more than a big waste of my time.”
Twilight turned to her. “Princess, wait-.”
“Don’t, pony. I’m not playing any of your weird pony games. I don’t care how much you want me to accept your kind! This...This is just pathetic.” Adiyis turned and prepared to leave.
“Gloomy, wait!”
Adiyis stopped in her tracks and looked back. “What...did you just call me?”
“I called you your name. Your real name. Gloomy Grassbud. The name your father gave you.”
“My father?”
Pale nodded. “Yes, your father. I promise to you, this is no joke, and if you come inside, I swear I’ll explain everything.”
Adiyis looked at Pale Rose and debated with herself whether she should. “Fine, but answer one question first. How did you decide I was your...daughter?”
Pale Rose pointed at her own ear. “Behind your right ear, is your own unique birthmark. A little dark spot, and I knew as soon as I saw it, you had to be my Gloomy.”
Adiyis touched her ear, but quickly shook her head and followed Pale Rose inside and so did Twilight while Alagos stood outside. Inside the mansion, Adiyis saw many pictures of Pale Rose and another pony standing next to her. That pony had a bright yellow coat, but a dark blue mane and tail and was also an earth pony. Adiyis looked at other pictures and saw that they were at different times as well. One with them in their wedding outfits, another of them on a picnic, and one of them in a hospital. Pale Rose was holding a foal wrapped in a blanket, and when Adiyis looked closer, she was shocked by how similar that foal looked to her.
“Wh-What is this?”
Pale Rose stepped up behind her. “That’s you, Gloomy. The first day you were brought into this world.”
“Impossible.” Adiyis looked back at Pale Rose. “That is a pony. I am a changeling. That can’t be me!”
“But it is, Gloomy. And that stallion next to me, is your father, Solar Storm.”
Adiyis looked back at the picture. “That’s my father? Sorry, but I don’t see how that pony could ever be my father.”
“But he is, Gloomy.”
“And, can you stop calling me that?! My name is not Gloomy. My name is Adiyis.”
Adiyis continued walking through the halls until she reached the living room where she sat on the couch while Twilight stand in a chair and Pale Rose stood next to Adiyis.
“Gloomy, please try to listen. I am your mother, and your real name is Gloomy Grassbud.”
Adiyis huffed. “No, you’re not, and no it isn’t.”
Pale’s head dipped down. “What will it take for me to convince you, Gloomy?”
“Nothing.” Adiyis turned away. “There’s nothing you can do that will ever convince me that I’m a pony.”
"But, Princess." Adiyis looked at Twilight. "The evidence shown today is...astounding. Ms. Rose had never met you before and yet, doesn't any of these things make you think that maybe...there's a chance it could be true."
Adiyis looked back at the pictures and rolled her eyes. "No, it doesn't. For all I know, this could all be nothing more than an elaborate ruse you ponies thought of. Maybe in an attempt to distract me from my goal of bringing my real mother home."
"But, Gloomy-."
"Stop, Ms. Rose. Calling me a fake name won't convince me any more than the pictures will." Adiyis stood up from the couch. "I know what I am, what I've always been. You can go back and tell whoever put you up to this to save themselves from the embarrassment of failure, and just stop."
Adiyis then turned and headed for the door, but Pale followed. "Gloomy, I swear everything you saw and heard here is the truth. If you look closely, I'm sure you'll see it too."
Adiyis ignored her and called for Alagos to follow her as she made her way back to the palace. As Adiyis walked through the halls, she stopped in front of one of the glass windows and looked at her reflection. She then stepped closer and touched her ear, but quickly shook her head and continued on her way to her room where she stepped back inside and saw Scissa resting on the bed.
Scissa looked up at her. "Ah, Princess Adiyis. I am glad you have returned safely. I assume your business with that pony is finished for the day."
"It is. And, to be truthful, it was nothing but a waste of time."
"May I ask, what happened when you left?"
Adiyis sighed. "Some random pony was claiming to be my mother! Can you believe that? It would've been hilarious if it wasn't so sad just how low these ponies will go."
Scissa thought for a moment. "Why would the ponies do this?"
"To waste time, Scissa." Adiyis rolled her eyes. "The ponies would do anything if it means giving Princess Cadance a chance to think of something else she can throw at me so that my mother can remain in their dungeons."
"Yes, that seems the most likely. It seems not even the ponies can pull one over on you, Princess Adiyis."
"Speaking of, I need to go back out and see Mother as soon as possible. We'll talk later."
Adiyis then left her room and headed towards the dungeon where the usual guard escorted her down toward Chrysalis's cell where she was currently sleeping.
"Mother."
Chrysalis opened her eyes and sat up. "Ah, Adiyis. It is good to see you again. I trust the negotiations are still going smoothly."
Adiyis squirmed a little. "Well, they were. Until Princess Cadance decided to interfere."
Chrysalis narrowed her eyes. "What did she do?"
"She suggested that she and a company of pony soldiers travel to the hive themselves so that they assist with the healing themselves. The condition is that you remain imprisoned."
Chrysalis raised a brow and put a hoof on her chin. "I must say, I didn't see that coming. Heh, she truly must hate me to suggest such a thing in order to keep me imprisoned here."
Adiyis stepped closer to the bars. "What do we do? If we agree to this then-."
"Then we don't agree. You will tell Cadance no, and you must keep denying any other deal she tries to put before you. It doesn't matter what she says, you came here to get me back to the hive and that's all you should be focusing on. Understood, Adiyis?"
"I understand." Adiyis then stared at the floor for a moment and then back to Chrysalis. "Mom, there is something else."
"What it is, Adiyis? Did something happen? You seem nervous. Did the ponies do something?"
"No, well, they didn't do anything to me. But they did do something. There was this one pony who claimed to be my mother." Adiyis shook her head. "She had these pictures in her house as well, and I hate to admit it, but the foal in them did look at least a little similar to me."
Chrysalis kept her face up, but on the inside, she was a little nervous. "What else did she say?"
"She said I have a little dark spot right behind my ear as well, and my real name was Gloomy Grassbud." Adiyis rubbed her head. "Now that I'm saying all of this out loud, it just sounds ridiculous! Can you believe the things these ponies will do just to waste time so you don't leave these dungeons?"
Chrysalis took a deep breath and smirked. "It certainly does sound farfetched, Adiyis. You are better off just ignoring all of those things, and staying focused on your mission."
"You're right, as usual. I should head back now before Scissa begins to worry. I'll talk to you soon." Adiyis was then escorted back upstairs.
Chrysalis glared at the floor. 'So, her real mother lives? I can not let Adiyis be taken by the ponies. I refuse to let them take her from me! I will just have to have her disappear before she has the chance.'
Adiyis returned to her room. "Scissa."
Scissa stood up and bowed. "Your Highness, what did Queen Chrysalis say?"
"She said to refuse any deal Princess Cadance presents us with. No matter how well thought out it is."
"Then I take it you will refuse her offer?"
"Yes. It's the best decision."
Suddenly, the door to her room was opened and Alagos stepped inside to inform her that guards had come to collect Adiyis so that she can give her answer to Cadance. Adiyis nodded and had her own guards, along with Scissa, join her as she followed the pony guards and returned to the same dining hall where Cadance was awaiting her at the other end of the table. Adiyis took her seat while her guards and Scissa stood by.
Cadance raised a hoof. “Princess Adiyis, I believe it is time we hear your answer.”
"Very well. I also chose to bring this up with our queen, and I must refuse your offer, Princess Cadance. We all know you mean well, but we came here for one thing, and that's our queen back on her throne."
"Princess, please reconsider! Perhaps there is something we can still offer in return that will continue Chrysalis's continued sentence?"
Adiyis shook her head. "You have nothing we want, Princess Cadance, and there is nothing you can offer us that will make us give up our queen to you ponies."
"Are you sure? Perhaps we can also come to some agreement, just the two of us. What if we allowed you to take Chrysalis from her imprisonment once every month or so?"
"The answer is no, Princess."
Cadance quickly thought for a moment. "What if...What if we allowed Chrysalis to return to the hive in order to assist in healing it? But, after that's done, you must bring her back here to serve the rest of her sentence."
Adiyis put her hooves together on the table. "Princess Cadance, what will it take for me to get it through your thick pony skull that we need our queen back at our hive permanently? I don't care what deal you try to offer us, we have already decided how we want to go about it. By signing a non-aggression pact. If you continue on this tiring crusade to keep my mother imprisoned and hinder our work to get our hive back to its normal state, then I will take my mother back by force if I have to."
Adiyis stood up from the table. "It is time to make the decision yourself, Princess. Do you want to end this peacefully, or violently?"
The pony guards behind Adiyis suddenly drew their swords which made Adiyis' own guards draw theirs. Adiyis ignored them and focused solely on Cadance who seemed to be debating with herself.
Cadance then looked at the pony guards. "Stow your weapons and stand down!" The guards did as told, and then she looked at Adiyis.
Adiyis glanced back at her guards who also sheathed their swords. "Your answer, Princess."
Cadance raised a hoof. "One more. Give me one more chance. Hear me out tomorrow and if you still refuse then that will be that, and I will agree to the non-aggression pact and you will be free to take Queen Chrysalis with you."
Adiyis stayed silent for a moment and nodded. "Very well. One more, Princess Cadance, but no more than that."
Cadance bowed her head. "Thank you, Princess Adiyis."
Adiyis then left the table and the room along with her guards and returned to her room. "Well, tomorrow may be the end we can finally start ending our little adventure here in the pony lands."
Scissa nodded. "All you have to do is deny whatever idea the princess comes up with, Princess. Although, I do wonder what she could be thinking of."
"I highly doubt it matters, Scissa. No matter what she thinks, I will follow mothers order and refuse it."
Scissa bowed her head. "You are right, Princess. Shall we retire for the rest of the night?"
"Yes, let's." Adiyis was about to approach the bed when she was once again distracted by her reflection in the window, while still looking at herself, she touched her ear again.
"Princess, is something the matter?"
Adiyis turned to Scissa. "Scissa, can you do something for me?"
"Anything, Your Highness."
Adiyis pointed at her right ear. "Can you check behind my ear for a...dark spot?"
Scissa raised a brow. "That is a strange request, but I shall honor it all the same." Scissa approached Adiyis and lightly pushed her ear down to check behind it. "There is a dark spot there."
Once Scissa moved back, Adiyis touched her ear and mumbled to herself. "So, she wasn't lying about it?"
Scissa raised a hoof. "Excuse me for asking, Princess. But, what does that dark spot mean?"
Adiyis shook her head. "Nothing. It means nothing. Nothing but a lucky guess. That's all. Let's just go to bed."
Scissa stared at Adiyis as she walked to the bed and got in. Scissa then joined her shortly after and fell asleep, but Adiyis was still awake and couldn't help but think back to Pale Rose and the pictures of the foal in her house. The same foal who looked so similar to herself that it almost creeped her out. But, how could she be a pony? She knew for a fact she was a changeling, sure her appearance was a little different, but that is only because she was born a Princess. Just as Chrysalis told her every time she began to doubt she was even a changeling. And Adiyis knows that Chrysalis would never lie to her. Why would she? She was her daughter. She raised her from nymphhood all the way to the adult she is today. Chrysalis was always there for her no matter the time or place, and Adiyis knew she could always count on her. So, why are these little doubts about herself still lingering in her mind?
Adiyis reached up and touched her ear again. "It was just a lucky guess, nothing more. I am not a pony."
Adiyis then got out of bed and walked back to the window where she looked at all of the other ponies outside, from the guards to the pony nobles who walked around the castle grounds and on the streets of canterlot. She then looked at her own reflection and glared at herself.
"I am not the same as them." Adiyis stepped closer. "I am a proud changeling warrior and future ruler of the changeling hive. I am Princess Adiyis, daughter of Queen Chrysalis, and I am not a pony!"
Adiyis exhaled deeply as she turned and returned to bed and slowly let sleep take her in hopes of bringing tomorrow as soon as possible. That night, however, she was hoping for pleasant dreams but instead, she found herself on the streets of canterlot during the daytime. Adiyis looked around but saw no one else so she chose to walk through the streets until she saw a large group of ponies and they noticed her too.
"It's her!"
"I can't believe it's actually her."
"It's our hero! The one who saved all of canterlot from the monsters! Praise, Gloomy!"
Adiyis was very confused as she looked at each pony. "What are you ponies talking about?! Why are you calling me that name?! My name is Adiyis, not Gloomy!"
"But, you were the one to tell us not to call you your monster name anymore, Gloomy."
"What? When-."
A soldier then noticed Adiyis. "Ah, it is the hero of canterlot. You are just in time!"
"In time for what." Adiyis was then taken by the hoof and brought to the front of the crowd to see a large stage and was shocked by who was on it.
"For the execution of Queen-...Sorry, former Queen Chrysalis!"
On top of the stage, bruised and injured, was Queen Chrysalis who was also chained to the floor. Next to her, stood two pony soldiers who both had their swords out. and all around the stage were pony soldiers.
"Mom!" Adiyis tried to run to the stage but was stopped by the guards. "Let me go, I have to save my mom!"
"What are you talking about, Gloomy? That monster was never your mother! Your real mother is over here." Adiyis looked back and saw Pale Rose standing next to the soldier.
"You!"
Pale smiled. "I am glad you made it here in time, Gloomy. Now we can see the complete fall of the monsters known as changelings together. As mother and daughter. And it was all thanks to your hard work that we were able to finally catch Chrysalis."
"What? You mean, the reason she's here now is-."
"All because of you, Gloomy. You fought with our kind and finally brought down Chrysalis. Now, she can pay for her crimes."
Adiyis put her hooves to her head. "No, why would I-...I would never betray the hive. I wouldn't! I'm a changeling, I would never fight with the ponies. I know I wouldn't."
Pale stepped closer to Adiyis. "But, you are a pony, Gloomy. You always have been."
Before Adiyis could say any more, the soldiers from behind shouted. "Ready your swords!"
Adiyis turned and saw the soldiers next to Chrysalis turn to her and raise their swords. "No. No!"
Adiyis ran back at them but was stopped by the pony guards again. "Mom, no! No!"
Chrysalis opened an eye and looked at Adiyis, only to start glaring at her. "Get out of my sight, you pony."
Adiyis was stunned, but just before the swords came down on Chrysalis, a huge gust of wind caused everything around Adiyis to disappear except for the city. Suddenly, Princess Luna flew down and landed right in front of Adiyis, but Adiyis didn't notice her presence as she was too busy laying on the ground holding her head in her hooves.
"I'm not a pony. I'm not like them. I'm not!"
Luna slowly put a hoof on Adiyis's shoulder and gave her a little shake. "Princess, it is all right. Please, calm yourself."
Adiyis finally noticed the hoof on her shoulder and slowly looked up at Luna. "P-Princess Luna? What is this? Why are you here?"
"I suppose I might as well inform you that I have the power to enter Pony's dreams. I do so every night to ensure every pony is sleeping peacefully at night."
Adiyis slowly stood up. "So, this is all a dream?"
Luna nodded. "Yes, although, this is new to me. Never before have I been able to enter another creature's dream. And yet, I was able to enter yours. How peculiar."
Adiyis took a deep breath. "Well, seeing as I am now alright. I see no reason why you should stay."
"I would, but I do not think you are in the right mind at the moment."
"I'm fine, Princess."
"Are you certain? What about what you were saying to yourself? All the things you were saying about not being a pony. What was that about?"
"I said I'm fine, Princess Luna." Adiyis glared at her. "Now, unless you want to cause a big political incident by invading my dreams like this, I suggest you leave. Now."
Luna took a step back. "Very well. Have a good night, Princess Adiyis." She then faded away and left Adiyis alone.
Adiyis sat in the middle of the street and stared at the spot where the stage was. "I'm not like them. I refuse to be anything like them."
The next day, once the sun had risen, Adiyis was awoken by movement from Scissa who left the bed and gently shook her awake.
"Princess, it is time to wake up. We must prepare for the meeting with the princesses."
Adiyis slowly awoke and stretched her limbs. She stared at the ceiling for a few minutes and then left the bed. "Scissa, did I...mumble anything in my sleep last night?"
Scissa looked away. "No, Princess. I didn't hear anything from you last night. I was sound asleep."
Adiyis stared at Scissa but sighed. "Good."
Adiyis then got out of bed and prepared herself for the meeting. Once the guards came, Scissa, Adiyis, and her guards left with them and arrived at the dining hall where instead of it just Cadance. Celestia and Luna were there as well, and when Adiyis made eye contact with Luna, she quickly looked away. Adiyis continued on her way to her seat at the table with Scissa at her side. Before they got started though, Celestia had her chefs get them food which they ate first. Once done, Celestia, Luna, and Cadance were all given tea but Adiyis declined.
Adiyis looked at Cadance. "Alright, Princess Cadance. Tell me this new idea of yours."
Cadance took a deep breath. "Alright, here goes. Princess Adiyis, I surrender myself as your people's love tank. With my magic and the fact that I am an alicorn princess of love, you should be able to squeeze enough love out of me to heal your entire hive and keep it healthy for some time."
Adiyis's eyes widened in shock. "Are you serious?"
"This is the last thing I can offer. I have nothing else you may want."
Adiyis looked at Scissa and she was just as shocked as she was. But, when Scissa looked back, she shook her head so Adiyis nodded and looked back at Cadance.
"Very well then. Since this is the end of your crusade, I have no other choice, but to decline."
Cadance leaned forward. "But, Princess-."
"And, just as we discussed yesterday, you will now agree to the pact." Adiyis raised a brow. "Unless you feel like going back on your word? But, that would surely cause a political tragedy. Imagine, a Princess Royal lying to another diplomat visiting their own city."
Cadance bit her lip as she leaned back. "Very well, as agreed I will sign the pact."
"Thank you."
Once all was said and done, Luna produced the same paper from before and laid it on the table. “This is the written contract between our two sides. As agreed upon before, Princess Adiyis will use her visits to her mother to convince her to sign a non-aggression pact. Once done, Queen Chrysalis will be free to return to the changeling hive. As per this contract, all parties must be in full agreement as well.”
Celestia nodded. “I accept the terms.”
Adiyis raised a hoof. “As do I.”
Luna nodded as well. “I also accept.”
All heads turned to Princess Cadance as she stared at the contract. She then looked up at Celestia who subtly gestured her head toward the contract and Adiyis.
Cadance opened her mouth to speak. "I...accept."
Luna nodded and produced a pen and signed her name. She then moved the pen and paper to Celestia who also signed, next was Cadance who reluctantly signed the contract. And finally was Adiyis's turn who proudly signed it. Once done, Luna rolled up the paper and made it disappear.
"And now, with this, the meeting is adjourned until the day Queen Chrysalis agrees to the non-aggression pact."
Adiyis stood up. "I thank all parties here for taking the time to sit down with me to negotiate Queen Chrysalis's release. Even you, Princess Cadance. I only hope that we never have to do this again and leave each other to their own problems instead of causing problems for each other."
Celestia chuckled. "Come now, Princess Adiyis. There is no reason to hope we don't have a meeting like this again. Perhaps the next time we all get together like this we'll be allies and not enemies."
"Perhaps." Adiyis then turned to leave the dining hall. 'Only in your dreams.'
Scissa, Adiyis, and her guards all left the dining hall and while her guards and Scissa returned to their room, Adiyis made her way toward the dungeons and had the guard escort her downstairs and back to Chrysalis's cell.
"Mother, it is nearly time."
Chrysalis smirked as she looked at Adiyis. "I assume Celestia and the others have finally agreed to release me?"
"Under one condition. You must sign a non-aggression pact."
Chrysalis's mood immediately turned sour. "That wasn't the plan, Adiyis. I refuse to sign that pact!"
"This was the best I could do! After the failed invasion, the princesses refuse to let you leave without some kind of insurance you won't try something like it again!"
"I am not signing that pact."
Adiyis shook her head. "Well, they won't let you out of here any other way, Mom. All you have to do is sign the pact and we can finally focus on the h-...On what matters the most."
Chrysalis's eyes darted back in forth in thought until she seemed to get an idea. "What if...I choose to sign it now, but still invade them later?"
"Mom, you can't. Do you really want a repeat of the last invasion? We should sing this pact and leave them alone. The ponies are not to be messed with."
"You forget, Adiyis. Remember the first day you woke up and saw how many lively and powerful changelings there were? How the hive was at its absolute peak? These ponies have the power to allow us to take the hive to the next level! And I refuse to just throw that power away. Not after I had just discovered it."
Adiyis looked down unsure. "I know what it was like to see so many changelings so lively. But I also know what it was like to see them suffering in the medical chamber of the hive. I even saw some that didn't survive long enough to make it there. Mom, I don't want a repeat of that day. The day everything around me fell apart. Dead changelings, Thorax leaving, and you imprisoned."
Adiyis reached a hoof through the bars. "Let's just forget about the ponies. We'll find another way to bring the hive to the next level. Please, Mom."
Chrysalis looked into Adiyis's nearly tear-filled eyes and felt an ache in her own heart. She signed and grasped her hoof. "Very well, Adiyis. Let us sign this...Non-aggression pact." She then looked at the guard. "Inform Celestia that I wish to speak to her. I know you answer to her, pony."
The guard huffed but left either way. Adiyis looked up at Chrysalis and smiled. "Thank you, Mom."
"You should leave as well, Adiyis. Wouldn't want them to get the wrong idea about you being here alone." Adiyis nodded and left. Once she was gone, Chrysalis glared at the floor. 'A non-aggression pact, hah! I would be a fool to let go of power like this. I am sorry, Adiyis, but there is no other way.'
Once the guard had returned to the dungeon, he had Celestia in tow and she stood in front of Chrysalis's cell and didn't look pleased to be there in the slightest.
"You wish to speak with me, Chrysalis?"
"Yes, I want to sign the pact."
Celestia raised a brow. "Really? That was much sooner than I had thought. I was sure you would just be stubborn about it for the unforeseen future."
Chrysalis glared at her. "You have no idea how much I wanted to be, Celestia." She then let her face soften "But, my daughter did convince me that perhaps this isn't the best time to be stubborn about something such as this. My hive needs me, and if signing this pact will get me there faster, then so be it. I shall agree not to make any more moves against you, nor your ponies."
Celestia chuckled. "To hear such words from the changeling queen. Your daughter must've given you quite the speech."
"Shove it, Celestia. Let's just get this over with."
"Very well. I will prepare transportation and the pact and come to collect you later." Celestia turned to leave but didn't. "Oh yes, there was one other thing. You see, my sister, Luna, told me the most interesting thing this morning. She said she was somehow able to enter Princess Adiyis's dream. And, as far as I've known, Luna has never been able to enter another creature's dream before. Only ponies."
Chrysalis's eyes widened. "What did she see? Tell me, Celestia!"
"Oh no, that would be too much for somepony like you, Chrysalis." Celestia looked back. "But I will tell you what she heard. I believe she heard Princess Adiyis repeatably tell herself that she isn't a pony. Now, why would a changeling like her tell herself something like that?"
Chrysalis was becoming more and more nervous and angry as Celestia moved back in front of her cell. "Do tell, Chrysalis. Where did you find the young princess?"
Chrysalis glared daggers at Celestia. "I didn't find her anywhere! She is my daughter and will remain so no matter who protests! I won't let any of you ponies take her away from me! You and your sister will stay away from her, and her dreams, understand, Celestia?! Stay away from my Adiyis!"
Celestia said nothing more and merely left the dungeons ad Chrysalis stomped on the floor and shouted. The rest of the day went without much else happening. Adiyis waited in her room for any news on the progress of the pact between Chrysalis and the princesses. After about an hour, a guard came to her room and said that it was time for Chrysalis and Celestia to sign the pact, so Adiyis got off of her bed and had everyone follow her where the guard took her which was outside. Once outside, Adiyis saw multiple guards standing near the three princesses and she also saw a carriage sitting behind Chrysalis who was standing opposite Celestia. Adiyis moved next to Chrysalis as her guards secured themselves to the cart and Sciss got inside.
Celestia looked at Adiyis and stared at her longer than she should've and quickly looked back at Chrysalis. "Queen Chrysalis, We are glad you were willing to sign this pact between our races."
Chrysalis rolled her eyes. "Let's hurry and get this over with, Celestia, shall we? I'm sure you can't stand my presence just as much as I can't stand yours."
"Very well. " Celestia looked to a guard and nodded her head, so he stepped up close to Chrysalis as she leaned her head down and took unlocked the magic-dampening ring.
Celestia then used her magic to summon the pact contract and blasted her cutie mark on the bottom, and then floated it over to Chrysalis and growled to herself and wrote her own name underneath Celestia's cutie mark. Once done, Celestia check it out and then nodded and made it disappear.
"With this, the pact is final. Neither party will take any military action against the other, nor will we invade each other anymore. You are now free to go, Chrysalis."
Chrysalis huffed as she turned away and entered the carriage while Adiyis took the time to bow her head to the princesses before also making her way towards the carriage. Once both of them were inside, the guards began to pull them and fly toward the sky and across canterlot. Adiyis looked out the window and spotted Pale's mansion and Pale herself outside of the mansion and looking up at their carriage. Adiyis quickly turned and looked away from her and put her out of sight and mind. Although, putting her out of her mind was easier said than done. The ride back to the hive was slow, but Adiyis didn't mind any of it, she was just glad to finally be going home with Chrysalis. Once the carriage landed, changeling soldiers opened the door and allowed Chrysalis and Adiyis to exit the carriage.
Chrysalis sighed. "It feels so good to be home again."
Adiyis stepped up beside her. "Yes, it does. I just wished we didn't have to see it in such a state. We must work fast if we are to help the changelings that are still injured."
Chrysalis looked down at her. "Then let us go and get started, my daughter."
"Yes, Mother."
Adiyis and Chrysalis both entered the hive and immediately got started with the task of getting the hive back to its former glory. Although, while Adiyis's main focus was healing the hive, Chrysalis had another plan in mind for the ponies, but kept it in the back of her mind for now and made healing the hive her top priority.
Back at canterlot, Celestia decided to have Twilight pay her a little visit and tell her everything that had happened that last time she and Princess Adiyis went out together, and so she did. Celestia then decided to go to Pale Rose's mansion where she knocked on the door.
Pale opened the door and saw Celestia. "Ah, Princess Celestia, what brings you to my home?"
"Hello, Ms. Rose. I had heard about you from my pupil, Twilight Sparkle when she came to visit you the other day. Do you remember?"
"O-Oh." Pale looked down sad. "Yes, I do. I assume this is about my daughter."
Celestia nodded. "You assume correctly, I was hoping I could hear more about her. Do you mind if I come in?"
"Of course not." Pale stepped aside. "Please, make yourself at home."
Celestia entered the mansion and Pale closed the door behind them.