By Ephraim Blue
Chrysalis could feel the sweat falling off her brow. She was nervous, that was for sure.
Nervous? She chuckled a bit after asking herself that. Whatever for? I’ve done this every day for the past month! Why should I be nervous?
But she was, and she could tell. Nervous about her plan failing. Nervous about being caught by anyone other than her lover.
“Hey,” the stallion guard beside her began asking, “what’re you doing later, beautiful?”
She blushed at that statement. Really, she did. It wasn’t like her to be called that by anypony other than her lover. Then again, that was another reason she was nervous.
Her current disguise was a guard stationed outside of a castle that only showed a month ago. Before that, she had… Other ways of meeting her one true love. She calmly sighed and told herself: Just answer his question and get on with it Chrysalis. There’s nothing to be worried about. She’ll come soon and save you from this. It’ll be over soon… It’ll be over soon… It’ll be over soon…
“Oh, nothing much,” she replied in a voice she had borrowed. She was definitely disguised as a mare, but it seemed to be worse in this kind of situation. Mares were normally picked up on by stallions. And her lover wasn’t anything close to that…
“Wanna go by Sugar Cube Corner later and get some sweets? It’ll be on me!” he said with a smug grin. That grin was handsome too… Almost as beautiful as her lover’s beautiful smile. In several ways, this stallion reminded her of her lover. The one who anxiously awaited their time together.
But, this stallion wasn’t her lover. And even though he could feel the… want in this stallion, she didn’t dare spend any time with anypony but… her.
“I applaud you for your invitation,” she began, “but I’m afraid I must decline.”
She could feel the disappointment in the stallion’s emotions, even though he didn’t show it. “You sure?” he asked once more, still with the huge grin. “You’ll only be missing out!”
“Really, I’m flattered. However, I have some other… engagements.”
The stallion looked forward once again, still not showing his disappointment, even though it was clearly obvious. “Suit yourself.”
The next few hours most certainly didn’t fly by. The hot sun trudged overhead, and the stallion beside her constantly bugged her about going to Sugar Cube Corner to just hang out. Every time he asked that question, she always had the same answer.
And she was beginning to become even more worried.
Oh, how much longer does it have to be? She asked herself over and over. Normally, I’d be out of Celestia’s sun by now. How long does it have to be until I can spend time with her?
“Are you sure?” the stallion asked again. The same question… Over and over… It was asked one more time…
“Yes, I’m perfectly fine with my decision,” she said. “It doesn’t matter how many times you ask, it will always end the same way.”
“You sure about that?” he asked, much to Chrysalis’s anger.
She turned to the stallion, anger clearly in her eyes. “Look, I’ve told you about a hundred times in the past two hours. What does it take to send a message to that thick skull of yours?”
“A single ‘yes’ will suffice,” he grinned.
That was it. Chrysalis had had it. Her horn, a part of her unicorn disguise, glowed a bright green and transfixed the stallion’s eyes in it. They also turned green when he didn’t- No… Couldn’t look away. She grinned an evil grin… And what a very evil grin it was.
“So…” she said. “You love me, don’t you?”
The stallion nodded, completely hypnotized by the green aura of Chrysalis’s horn. He was unable to speak, and that was perfectly fine.
“Well, if you do love me, you wouldn’t mind if I have some of that, do you?” Another nod. “Do you mind if I take all of it?” This time, the stallion shook his head. Chrysalis’s grin grew even wider, as if they could almost touch her ears, which were also borrowed.
“Thank you,” she said, even though it didn’t matter. In a second, she opened her mouth and the stallion opened his in response. A pink flow of energy came from his mouth, swirled a bit in the air, and found its way into her own.
Delicious, delicious love, Chrysalis thought. Although, not as good as… hers.
The stallion slumped to the ground, his energy taken from him. Chrysalis grinned once more at her accomplishment.
And then, an idea struck her mind. A most certain idea that will most certainly get her closer to her one true love.
She turned and banged on the castle’s doors behind her. “Help!” she cried, hoping that somepony in that castle would hear her. Or… She hoped she would hear her. “There’s been an accident!”
To her relief, two more guards came outside of the door. “What happened?” the first one asked.
“I… I don’t know,” Chrysalis lied. “He just collapsed!”
“What is the meaning of this?” a new voice arose above the others. A voice that Chrysalis was glad to hear. The one voice that she actually wanted to hear.
The voice of Twilight Sparkle, her lover.
Twilight looked at the fallen stallion, and then back to Chrysalis in her disguise. More sweat dripped down her cheek, although it wasn’t clear whether it was from the heat or worry.
“You,” Twilight said, pointing a hoof toward Chrysalis. “Come with me. I’ll need to ask you questions about what happened. And you two!” Twilight turned to the other two guards. “I want you two to bring this one to the infirmary. After that, I want you to take these two’s places.”
“What about this one?” the second guard asked, pointing toward Chrysalis. “Shouldn’t only one of us take their place? This one is fine, and she can return to her own post.”
“I’m afraid that this one might be talking to me for a long time,” she replied. Twilight didn’t glare back at him, nor did she sound threating. However, Chrysalis could taste the anger in her. Very bitter… “And we cannot afford to be attacked by any invaders and only have one guard on duty.”
“Of course your highness!” the second guard replied.
“We’ll get on it right away!” the first continued. After that was said, the two of them continued to haul the exhausted guard that had been harassing Chrysalis not five minutes ago into the castle, on the way to the hospital wing where he would be treated.
“You,” Twilight said, looking toward Chrysalis. “Come with me.”
“Of course,” she replied. She smiled with anticipation. She was finally going to be with Twilight… All alone in her room.
After many sets of twists and turns, they found their way to Twilight’s… ‘Interrogation’ room… Where they would be alone for who knew how long.
Chrysalis couldn’t help but smile as she entered the familiar room, seeing the familiar bed that she missed. And the beautiful mare in front of her… Oh, how she loved that mare.
“Have a seat,” Twilight said. Chrysalis trotted over to the comfy bed and sat down of top if it, removing the armor in a green aura of magic as she did so. Once there, Twilight sat on a small wooden stool right in front of her. And then, the questions with an inevitable end began.
“Okay, first question,” stated Twilight. “What did you do to that stallion, Chrysalis?”
Chrysalis giggled like a filly in response. “Oh, Twilight, you always know when it’s me. The answer to your question is: I drained the love out of him.”
“I’m a smart mare,” Twilight said.
“A lucky mare,” Chrysalis corrected.
Twilight smiled and continued with her questions. “Will he be alright?”
“As long as he gets some rest, which is what we should be doing, he’ll be fine. I can also guarantee that he will be able to love again… You certainly were the first time.”
Twilight nodded. “Third question: How long are you going to continue looking like that?”
Chrysalis put on a fake pouty-face. “What?” she asked, sounding as innocent as she possibly could. “You don’t like the way I look to you?”
“I’d prefer to look at the changeling that I came to love, and not an impersonation of another mare,” Twilight replied, giving a devious grin.
Chrysalis sighed. “Alright, that’s fair… But I shall refuse to change back until you come into bed with me.”
Twilight smiled and lit her horn up in a bright purple aura before vanishing and reappearing beside Chrysalis. She, in response, changed back to her original form. Twilight smiled and began cuddling her lover.
“One last question,” Twilight stated, still cuddling Chrysalis, who had begun cuddling her back.
Chrysalis listened carefully to Twilight, even though she already knew what the question was.
“Do you love me?”