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// Chapter 4: Return of the Queen 
// Story: Prince of Games 
// by Blitz Gamer 
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The silence was broken, not by screams of panic, but by Rainbow's laughter. The changeling queen was confused.

"May I ask what so funny about your own destruction?" she asked, rage filling her voice.

Dash's laughter ended in an instant. "Oh please, if you couldn't win at full power with your entire army behind you, what makes you think you can win this time?"

Chrysalis smiled, her eyes filled with malice.

"Because this time, there are no meddling PRINCESSES to stand in my way!"

"No," I said, moving to the front of the crowd, "but I am."

The queen laughed maniacally. "And just WHO are you?"
I smirked, mischief in my eyes. 

"My name's Blitz Gamer. I'm the guy whose party you just ruined."

With that I leaped forward, my Beam Claws activating mid-flight. I landed directly in front of Chrysalis, smashing the pavement with my right hoof, the shock wave sending her skidding back.

"you're not so tough without any love to feed on." I said, taunting her.

"Oh, but love isn't the only emotion I can feed on. Any emotion will do, like excitement, laughter, and joy. The kind of emotions there are AT A PARTY!" 

With that she lowered her horn, and fired a blast of green energy that sent me flying into a nearby building. I laid there, unable to move, done in by my own recklessness.


"Well then," Chrysalis said, turning back to the mane six, "What should I do about you?"

Suddenly, each mare was enveloped within an acid green bubble of magic. She then rose 20 feet into air, taking the bubbles with her.

"After all, I can't have you interfering with my plans. Oh, that reminds me." 

All of a sudden, she let out a shrill whistle that pierced the night. From deep within the Everfree Forest, a black mass rose into the sky. It was a swarm of changelings, 10,000 strong.

"Go now my subjects, go now and feed! And once you are done feeding, reduce the town to ash!" 

The swarm descended on Ponyville. The changelings trapped ponies with green mucus, saving them for the feast to come, and destroyed any buildings that got in their way. Chrysalis gazed down upon the now smoking Ponyville and smiled, relishing in her revenge. She turned back to her captives, taking immense pleasure in their terrified faces.

"Now then, back to you six. What am I going to do about you. I could keep you locked up in a dungeon, or maybe send you off to the corners of the world. I could brainwash you, like I did to that idiotic unicorn..."

"Don't talk about my brother like that you hag!"

"SILENCE!! How dare you speak that way to your new queen. It's obvious that I must teach you a lesson."

With that, Chrysalis launched a blast of green electricity into the sphere that surrounded Twilight's body. As it connected with the orb, waves of pain shot through her nerves, causing her to writhe in agony. Her muffled screams escaped through her magical prison, striking fear into those in the streets below who heard them.

My eyes snapped open. Twilight was in pain, and whoever was doing it was going to pay, and pay dearly. Twilight's screams echoing in my ears, I groggily got to my hooves. Shaking pieces of wall out of my mane. I exited the building through the large hole my body had created. What I saw made my anger rise even higher. The once beautiful town had been reduced to smoking ruins. The streets were torn up, loose cobblestones littering already torn up and burning gardens. The buildings, once bright and colorful, were now covered in burn marks and dried slime. I cast my gaze towards the center of town. What I saw made my blood boil. Chrysalis was hovering over town square, her back facing me, magically torturing Twilight, whose screams echoed across the night. Without thinking I took off down the street, galloping as fast as my body would allow.
Using a nearby pile of debris as a ramp, I leapt up onto the rooftops and kept on moving, jumping from roof to roof, intent on bringing Chrysalis down. Reaching the edge of the rooftops, I launched myself into the air, hoofs raised over my head. I came down directly on top of Chrysalis, slamming down with all my might, sending her crashing into the pavement. The force of my blow broke her magical concentration, causing her barriers to vanish, allowing Twilight to teleport her and her friends safely to the ground.

I turned myself around 180 degrees as I fell, and landed, cracking the pavement as I did, to face Chrysalis. The shapeshifting queen was in a small crater, shakily getting to her hooves.

"Huh-How are you still alive?" she asked, still breathing heavily.

"Next time you send somepony flying through a wall, make sure you've finished them off."

"Wha-What are you?"

I looked down at her, my face emotionless. "I'm a gamelord"

With that I charged forward. Chrysalis’s eyes enlarged and filled with terror. I began charging my body with energy.  I moved swiftly and closed the distance between us within seconds.  When I got within striking distance of Chrysalis I willed the energy into my right hoof and stomped down with my left to plant a fixed point to direct my right hoof's momentum.  My right hoof shot forward and upward and connected with Chrysalis’s lower jaw.  The energy of my hoof shot forward into her head and increased her vertical velocity.  Her body followed suit and she was thrown high above Ponyville and I lost sight of her amongst the other changelings that still remained in the distance to stop any stragglers.
Upon seeing their queen flying off into the distance, the changelings turned tail and flew after her, fleeing in worry for their matriarch's safety. Only when I was entirely certain that every last changeling had fled did I allow myself to relax, collapsing onto the pavement from exhaustion. Twilight was safe, and that was the only thing that mattered. The last thing I saw was Twilight rushing towards me in panic, and then, I blacked out.