Edited by: Selkowitz
Chapter 4
Visitors
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Claude
Claude is awoken by the sound of constant water droplets hitting the ground outside. Opening his eyes, he sees that it is raining heavily. He smiles at the peacefulness of the quiet dripping of the water. He looks over to his left to see the Queen lying there; her eyes closed, as a very soft breath comes from her. He still had so many questions to ask her.
He gets the urge to stand up, but he doesn’t want to wake up Chrysalis. Instead, he lies there with his arm around the Changeling. She shifts around in her sleep and mutters sleep language. He can’t get over the fact of how adorable she looks. Others would say she is scary or hideous, but she isn’t any of those. She is beautiful in her own way. Claude runs his hand through her soft, silky mane. He notices the holes in it and wonders how it does that. How does it have holes in it, yet he is able to run his hand through it and it not fall out? Well, she is from a different world and logic there could be different than the one here on Earth.
Claude sees a flash of light come from the window. A low rumble soon follows. Great… a thunderstorm… how pleasant…
Chrysalis stirs in her sleep more, and she smiles. He faintly hears her say his name in her light muttering. He hugs her slightly, so to not wake her. He then turns his head to look at his alarm: Eight thirty-seven. As he stares, he watches as the eight flips over the seven. He turns his head back to Chrysalis.
The smile on her face drops, and she gets a sad look on her face. “No… don’t… don’t go…” he hears her say. He gets an idea. Claude moves his head closer to her ear and lightly whispers. “Don’t worry. I’m right here… I won’t go anywhere.” The smile returns on her face as she sighs happily.
Another flash appeared from the window, followed by a quicker and louder thunder. The sound makes Chrysalis groan a bit. Apparently loud noises bother her.
A few more minutes go by, but Claude doesn’t mind. He is happy where he’s at. His stomach growls slightly, but he ignores it. He doesn’t want to move from his spot.
He gets another idea; a kiss… maybe that will wake her up. He moves his mouth to hers and softly kisses her, keeping his eyes open to see if hers open. After a moment, her eyes open; those green orbs staring at him. Her eyes are one of his most favorite things about her.
"Good morning, my queen," He says as he pulls away.
"Good morning," She says, with a cute smile that makes Claude's heart go nuts. "I see that it's raining. Wait... is it thundering?" Chrysalis asks, just as they see a lightning bolt streak across the sky. A loud crack of thunder sounds not two seconds after, making Chrysalis cower a little.
"You’re scared of thunderstorms?" Claude asks. He didn't think she was scared of anything.
She sighs. "Back in Equestria, this was before my stupid plan that failed and practically ended my race. I was flying back home, trying to get back before the storm began, but I was too late. Lightning bolts started appearing around me. I was almost there when it happened. A bolt struck me, and it made me lose my balance. I fell like a rock toward the ground. Thankfully, some of my subjects saw me. Otherwise I would not be here right now."
"Well, I am glad they caught you. Otherwise, I would have never met you..."He gives her a quick peck on the cheek. Lightning strikes again, and she cowers a little more. "Don't worry Chrysalis, the storm cannot get you here." He pulls her closer. "I will not allow it to." They embrace each other for a moment.
"We should probably get up, even though we both do not want to." Chrysalis says.
Claude sighs. "Yeah, we should. Besides, I need to take a shower... I probably smell like hell." He throws the covers off of him, stands up, and stretches.
He goes over to his dresser and gathers his clothes for the day. He turns to Chrysalis and smiles before making his way into the bathroom. He takes off his clothes and hops in with the water running. Claude wonders what they will do today. She will have to change into her human form so others don't see her true form and call the government or something.
He finishes washing himself and gets out, towels off, dresses himself, and walks into the living room where Chrysalis stands, being her normal nosy self. He doesn't think she heard him so he sneaks to the side of her and hugs her. She flinches but relaxes and puts one of her holey legs around him.
"You know I've always wondered about those holes. What are they for?" Claude asks as he holds one in his hand. They kind of look like hooves.
"They help me fly, since my body is heavier than pegasi bodies. These holes reduce the weight just enough so I can fly." She flaps her wings, which kind of looks like wings of a fly. "Most ponies think I look like a bug..." she sighs.
"I like your holes. They are pretty awesome," Claude says and kisses her hoof. He hears her giggle a bit, and he smiles. Claude looks up at her face and those beautiful green eyes staring back at him. She gives him a smile and leans in.
"I love you, Claude."
"I love you too, my queen," Claude says. They hug each other for a moment and Claude's stomach begins to growl. "Heh, I guess I should make something to eat." He pulls away and heads to the kitchen to prepare himself some cereal.
As he is getting the bowl out of the cabinet, he sees a green flash over by the table. He looks over and sees a plate there. It has eggs, bacon, two biscuits, and orange juice for a drink. Chrysalis smiles at him. "I thought you might have wanted something more than just a simple breakfast."
Claude walks over to the table. Steam is coming from the food. A legitimate hot meal... he hasn't had one of those since... his parents...
"Th-thank you, Chrysalis..." Claude says as tears started forming in his eyes. No one has ever been so nice to him before...
"You okay, Claude?" the changeling queen asks, stepping closer to him.
"Yeah, I am great right now. Actually, I feel amazing knowing that I have the greatest girl ever. No one has ever been so nice to me like you have been... and I thank you for that. You are truly amazing, Chrysalis," Claude says. He looks at the changeling to see her smiling as tears formed in her eyes.
He walks up to her and gives her a kiss on the cheek. She puts a hoof around him and pulls him into a full kiss on the lips. This time, he feels her trying to slither her tongue into his mouth. He's never French kissed before, so he has no idea what to do except allow entry. He feels her tongue on his; the taste of raspberries filling his taste buds.
Claude has never made out with anyone before, and boy, has he been missing out on something amazing. He puts his arms around Chrysalis' neck and continues to make out with her. It was an amazing feeling. His tongue finally finds entry into her mouth and he explores it.
A minute goes by and they pull apart so they can take a breather. Claude looks at the changeling queen’s mouth and notices this green stuff coming from it. "Uh, Chrysalis... what is that?"
She must have already known what he was talking about. "Don't worry. It is not harmful at all. That's normal for changelings. It's our saliva."
"It's kind of sticky." Claude says licking the inside of his mouth. Her saliva must be what tastes like raspberries. It's kind of odd...
"Yeah, that's because we use it for cocoons also," Chrysalis says with a grin. Claude stares at her. "Don't worry. I won't cocoon you. I would never do that to you."
Claude smiles in reply, but he is still a bit worried about it. He decides to say something to liven up the mood. "It's funny. That stuff tastes like raspberries to me," Claude chuckles.
"Raspberries? Really? That's actually quite funny, because no one has ever said it had a taste to begin with," Chrysalis says.
"Well maybe they couldn't taste it like I can. Don't worry. I actually like the taste of raspberries. In fact, they are my favorite berry," Claude says, giving her a smile.
Chrysalis smiles back at him. “Well, more will have to wait, and you should eat.”
Claude totally forgot about his breakfast, which is probably ice cold now. He looks over at the food and sees that it’s no longer steaming. He sits down at the table and takes a bite. It is kind of warm but not hot. He doesn’t care at all. After making out with a great girl like that, nothing else matters.
He finishes his meal. Even though it wasn’t hot, it was still delicious. Getting up from his seat, he walks up to Chrysalis and gives her a hug. “Thank you for breakfast. It was amazing.”
She puts her front hooves around her and hugs back. “So what do you want to do today?” Claude asks the Queen.
“I’ll do anything, as long as you are around,” Chrysalis says, nuzzling him.
“Well, it’s up to you, your highness.” He steps back and bows. She giggles a bit, and then sighs.
“Oh, you don’t need to bow. I’m not really a queen anymore since I no longer have any subjects to rule over,” Chrysalis says looking down.
“Hey, don’t worry about it. Think about it. If you were still there ruling, you wouldn’t have met me,” Claude says giving her a silly smile.
She chuckles. “You’re right. You have actually made my life livable. If I had never met you, I’d probably still be lurking in the woods somewhere.”
“I’m glad I met you too. You’ve changed my life completely. I was in such a sad state I never thought I would recover from after my parent’s death, but then you came. My life went for the better. Ever since that moment at the party, everything has changed, and… I’m happy. That is something I haven’t been in a long time: Happy. Thank you Chrysalis.” Claude steps forward and wraps his arm around her neck and hugs her.
They stayed that way for a few moments, enjoying every second of being in each other’s arms, well, hooves in Chrysalis’ case. Out of nowhere, a knocking sound comes from the back door. Claude pulls away from Chrysalis and looks to the door, and then back at Chrysalis. “I wonder who that is.” Claude questioned. He walks up to the back door and puts his ear to it and says, “You know there is a front door…”
The other side was silent. “I’m not opening this door unless I hear someone reply,” Claude says a bit irritated, he hates it when people do that. Just then, the door starts to bang again, making him jump out of his skin. Chrysalis comes up behind him, giving him a nod and readies herself to use her magic if needed.
Claude opens the door and whoever was on the other side really wanted in. The door was shoved open, knocking Claude to his back. Pain hits him, but it’s only minor. He sits up and looks at the entering figure. He expects it to be some sort of giant, but it turns out to be a bug like creature with fangs and a black shell, kind of like Chrysalis' but smaller.
"Queen!" The unknown creature yells out and runs over to Chrysalis, almost tackling her with a hug. This must be one of those Changeling creatures she was talking about.
"You are alive!? I thought all of you would be dead after what happened," The queen says, giving the little changeling a hug.
"Well, most of us are, but a handful of us made it!" The changeling nuzzles her. It is an adorable sight to see, even if the two creatures are bug like and supposedly creepy. Claude didn't find them creepy at all.
Claude would say something, but he didn't want to ruin the moment. "They are here with me too! The rest of them are in the woods, c'mon!" The younger changeling lets go of her and runs past Claude and out the door to the woods. It's good that there are woods all around this place.
Claude stands up and walks over to Chrysalis, who is just standing there like she just saw a ghost. "Chrysalis?" Claude asks, worried about her.
"They are alive, Claude..."
"So that was one of your subjects?" He asks. Chrysalis nods.
"Let’s go see them..." Chrysalis says walking out. Claude follows.
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Chrysalis
Chrysalis is standing in a room with Claude, but he is facing away from her with his arms crossed. He begins to walk away, and she says something. “No, Claude… don’t leave me… I have no one else…” Tears are streaming down her face. “Don’t go…”After a moment, Claude turns around and walks up to her and wrap his arms around her. “Don’t worry, I’m right here… I won’t go anywhere.”
She smiles and hugs him back. A clap of thunder sounds and Claude fades. The Queen of the changelings begins to see clouds around her. She is flying back to the hive for the night, and a storm is brewing. Lightning is flashing around her, and then a bolt strikes her. The next thing she knows, she is falling…
Time seems to slow and everything fades as she feels something come across her lips.
Chrysalis opens her eyes and sees Claude laying there next to her. She feels his lips on hers. She is glad that it was all a dream. Claude is all she has now.
"Good morning, my queen," Claude says as he pulls away.
"Good morning," Chrysalis says, smiling at him. She sees Claude stir a bit when she does that. He must love that smile. She will definitely use it in the future. She looks out the window. "I see that it's raining. Wait... is it thundering?" Chrysalis asks. A flash of light brightens the room, and a loud crack of thunder sounds really loudly. Chrysalis cowers a little bit under the covers as memories begin flooding back to her.
"You’re scared of thunderstorms?" Claude asks.
She sighs. "Back in Equestria, this was before my stupid plan that failed and practically ended my race. I was flying back home, trying to get back before the storm began, but I was too late. Lightning bolts started appearing around me. I was almost there when it happened. A bolt struck me, and it made me lose my balance. I fell like a rock toward the ground. Thankfully, some of my subjects saw me. Otherwise, I would not be here right now." She felt better after explaining that.
"Well, I am glad they caught you. Otherwise I would have never met you..." He gives her a quick peck on the cheek, making her cheeks warm. Lightning strikes again, and she cowers a little more. "Don't worry, Chrysalis, the storm cannot get you here." He pulls her closer. "I will not allow it to." They hold each other for a moment. Chrysalis loves being held. It makes her feel safe.
"We should probably get up, even though we both do not want to," Chrysalis says. She didn’t want to move from her spot or let go of Claude. She wanted to be in that position for eternity, but Claude couldn’t last that long…
Claude sighs, "Yeah, we should. Besides, I need to take a shower... I probably smell like hell." He throws the covers off of him, stands up, and stretches. Chrysalis has noticed a strange odor emanating from him. She scrunches her nose a bit at the smell.
Chrysalis watches as her lover gathers clothes from his dresser. He flashes a smile to her and disappears into the bathroom. That smile… boy, did she love that smile…
Even though she really does not want to, she has to get up. She throws the covers off of her and sits on the side of the bed and stretches. She then plants her four hooves on the ground and walks to the bedroom door. The shower turns on as she walks past the bathroom door, heading to the living room.
In the living room, she looks over to the window to see if the curtains are closed. They are. Thank goodness. She doesn’t want another human creature to spot her. She only wants Claude to know her true form. Chrysalis notices it’s rather quiet. She goes over to the window and peeks out. The rain has stopped, but the sound of distant thunder still sounds in the sky. She sighs of relief. The storm is leaving.
The changeling turns and looks around the room. She sees pictures hanging on the wall. Her nosiness kicks in as she begins to walk around, looking at them. Each picture had different human creatures in it. Some had Claude in them but with different ages and different looks. Some pictures had other humans; probably Claude’s family. She continued to look around and comes across that picture of him and his parents.
Sadness comes over her. It must really suck to lose your parents at this age. Chrysalis wouldn’t know about parents since she is a changeling, and it was such a long time ago. Changelings don’t age like normal ponies do.
She doesn’t notice the shower turning off. She was too busy looking at the pictures. She then feels arms go around her side and hug her. She flinches but relaxes and puts her hoof around Claude.
"You know I've always wondered about those holes. What are they for?" Claude asks. Chrysalis had a feeling he would ask sooner or later. It was bound to happen. She doesn’t mind though. The fact he is more interested in her than scared of her makes her happy.
"They help me fly, since my body is heavier than pegasi bodies. These holes reduce the weight just enough so I can fly." She flaps her wing. "Most ponies think I look like a bug..." She sighs. It’s no biggie though. Apparently, Claude loves her no matter how odd she looks. She is so glad that she met him.
"I like your holes. They are pretty awesome," Claude says and kisses her hoof. Nopony has ever kissed her hoof before. She giggles, making Claude laugh as well. Chrysalis leans closer to him and says in a soft tone, "I love you, Claude."
"I love you too, my queen." Claude says. They hug each other for a moment and hear a low grumble sound. "Heh, I guess I should make something to eat." He pulls away and heads to the kitchen.
Chrysalis follows him into the room and sees him pull a bowl down from the cabinet. She uses her magic and a green flash appears in the room. On the table lies a plate of eggs, bacon, two biscuits, and a glass of orange juice. She used a spell that looked into Claude to see what he really wanted for breakfast.
Claude looks over just as the flash happened and his mouth drops. "I thought you might have wanted something more than just a simple breakfast," Chrysalis says. It beats having that cardboard tasting stuff.
Chrysalis watches him walk over to the table. "Th-thank you Chrysalis..." Claude says as tears started forming in his eyes. Chrysalis starts to worry.
"You okay Claude?" the changeling queen asks, stepping closer to him.
"Yeah, I am great right now. Actually, I feel amazing knowing that I have the greatest girl ever. No one has ever been so nice to me like you have been... and I thank you for that. You are truly amazing, Chrysalis," Claude says. She starts to tear up also. No one has ever called her amazing before. Most of everypony in Equestria were either terrified of her or just shunned her.
Claude steps closer to her and gives her a peck on the cheek. She wanted more though. She pulled him closer and kissed him full on the lips. That feeling of wanting more was still there inside her.
She tries to get her tongue inside his mouth. At first he is hesitant. She then realizes that he has never done this before. Finally, she is able to get it inside his mouth. It tastes normal, but it does have a hint of some mint flavor. Chrysalis then feels him wrap his arms around her. She then feels his tongue find entry into her mouth and lets him explore.
Minutes go by, and they finally pull apart. Chrysalis sighs happily and looks at his mouth. Bits of green are on his lips. Licking them, he removes the mysterious liquid.. She notices him looking at her mouth and realizes the same stuff is on her lips too. "Uh... what is that?" Claude asks in a worried tone.
"Don't worry. It is not harmful at all. That's normal for changelings. It's our saliva."
"It's kind of sticky." Chrysalis sees his tongue move around in his cheek.
"Yeah, that's because we use it for cocoons also," Chrysalis says with a grin. Claude stares at her. "Don't worry. I won't cocoon you. I would never do that to you." It takes more than just her to cocoon anyone anyway.
Claude smiles at her, but still has that look of worry on his face.
His face then brightens and he says, “It's funny. That stuff tastes like raspberries to me," Claude chuckles.
"Raspberries? Really? That's actually quite funny, because no one has ever said it had a taste to begin with," Chrysalis says. That's new to her. Most of everyone has said it tasted horrible to them.
"Well maybe they couldn't taste it like I can. Don't worry. I actually like the taste of raspberries. In fact, they are my favorite berry," Claude says and giving her a smile. She smiles in return. She's glad he likes the taste. It means she may get more kisses in the future, and she loves those kisses.
“Well, more will have to wait. You should eat,” Chrysalis says. Even though she wants to make out with Claude more, eating is something he needs to do.
Claude nods and sits at the table and begins to eat. Chrysalis stays in the kitchen and looks around while he eats. The kitchen looks rather plain, but that's okay.
The sound of a fork clanking on the plate signifies that Claude is done. He gets up from his seat and hugs Chrysalis again. “Thank you for breakfast. It was amazing.”
She puts her front hooves around him and hugs back. “So what do you want to do today?” Claude asks her. She does not have any clue of what to do. She doesn’t really care what they do either. A thought starts to creep inside Chrysalis’ head, but she immediately pushes it out. It is definitely too early for that stuff.
“I’ll do anything as long as you are around,” Chrysalis says, nuzzling him. He is so warm to the touch.
“Well, it’s up to you, your highness.” He steps back and bows. Chrysalis giggles, then she sighs as she remembers she’s not a queen anymore.
“Oh, you don’t need to bow. I’m not really a queen anymore since I no longer have any subjects to rule over,” she says, looking down at her hooves. The need to cry starts to come up inside her, but she fights it with all her might.
Claude stays silent for a moment. “Hey, don’t worry about it. Think about it. If you were still there ruling, you wouldn’t have met me.” He gives her a silly smile.
She looks up at him and chuckles “You’re right. You have actually made my life livable. If I had never met you, I’d probably still be lurking in the woods somewhere.” Well, not really. She probably would have met another human, but that human probably wouldn’t have liked her as much as Claude does now.
“I’m glad I met you too. You’ve changed my life completely. I was in such a sad state I never thought I would recover from after my parent’s death, but then you came. My life went for the better. Ever since that moment at the party, everything has changed, and… I’m happy. That is something I haven’t been in a long time: Happy. Thank you, Chrysalis.” He steps forward and wraps his arm around her neck and he hugs her. Chrysalis lets tears of happiness come from her eyes. She wraps her hooves around him also.
They stay in the embrace for a few moments. Out of nowhere, a knocking sound comes from the back door. Claude pulls away from Chrysalis and looks to the door, and then back at Chrysalis. “I wonder who that is.” Claude questioned. Chrysalis gets this odd feeling that she knows what’s on the other side, but she isn’t one hundred percent positive.
He walks up to the back door and puts his ear to it and says, “You know there is a front door…” Chrysalis starts to walk back there also.
No sounds come from the other side. “I’m not opening this door unless I hear someone reply,” Claude says. The door bangs once more, making Chrysalis jump along with Claude. She comes up behind him, and he looks at her. She nods at him and readies herself.
Claude opens the door and whoever was on the other side really wanted in. The door was shoved open knocking Claude on his back. Chrysalis stares at the creature standing there, mouth agape. It can’t be…
"Queen!" It yells and runs over to Chrysalis and latches onto her with a hug.
"You are alive!? I thought all of you would be dead after what happened," The queen says, giving the little changeling a hug. She cannot believe it… how are they here?
"Well, most of us are, but a handful of us made it!" The changeling says, nuzzling her. A handful?
They are in the woods, c'mon!" The younger changeling lets go of her and runs past Claude toward the forest behind the house.
Claude stands up and walks over to Chrysalis, who is just standing there like she just saw a ghost. "Chrysalis?" He asks worried about her.
"They are alive, Claude..." Tears start to form in her eyes. Happiness starts to rise in her.
"So that was one of your subjects?" Claude asks. She nods in reply.
"Let’s go see them..." She walks out and heads to the forest where the youngling bounded off to. She looks behind her to see if Claude is following. He is.