I got off my bed, and grabbed my sword, in its new sheath. I hooked it to my side by my pants. I pulled the sword out of the sheathe and stared at it in my hand.
"I’m the last hope for The Hive...how can the Queen be so sure of my skills? All I’ve been able to do is outsmart Chrysalis...I don’t see anything special about me…"I thought to myself.
I heard my door open, so I sheathed my sword, and turned to the one entering.
“I imagine you must be hungry, Novy?” asked Queen Chrysalis as a drone ran in and stood in front of me, a plate with two pieces of bread on his back. I picked up the plate and put it on the stand next to my bed.
“Thank you, your majesty…” I wasn't quite sure if I should’ve used that label, seeing as I’m not a Changeling, but she simply nodded as the drones left the room, I sat on the bed, and I ate the first piece of bread as The Queen sat next to me on the bed. I broke the second piece in half, and held it out to her.
She hesitated, then took it with her magic, she ate her piece and I did the same.
“Thank you, Novy…” she said, looking down. “Are you ready to train some more?”
“Yes, I am. What have you planned for me?” I asked, feeling confident that I will walk away with minimal bruises today.
“Today, I want to see how you would do against an enemy you don’t want to kill.” She said, getting off the bed. I stood up, and followed her out of the room. As we walked down the corridor, I thought about what she’d said. An enemy I don’t want to kill? I opened the door when we got to the training room, and Chrysalis stepped inside, i walked in and shut the door.
“Prepare yourself, today’s training will be rigorous.” said Chrysalis as I stepped back from her and unsheathed my sword.
“I won’t be your opponent.” She said as she held her hoof out and seven drones stepped into the room. "They are." I got into a battle stance, I’ll have to be careful not to kill them. I held my sword strongly, i noticed that the Queen looked disappointed, but didn’t say anything. I straightened up, and put my sword into its sheath. I then put my fists up, I can’t take the risk of killing a drone, then the whole castle might kill me.
Chrysalis smiled, as the drones attacked me all at once. I was sloppy using my fists, I punched a drone that fell to the side, but the other six slammed into me as a combined force, knocking me backward, I brought my elbow down onto the head of one of the drones slamming into me. It fell to the floor, I noticed that the drone I’d previously punched was struggling to its feet, with the five other drones on me, biting me, scratching me, I kicked the drone getting up. I ripped one of the drones off my back, and threw it on top of the drone I kicked.
One of the drones bit my shoulder, so I punched it, its grip loosened and I threw it into the wall. I grabbed a drone on my back and slammed it head-first into the floor. I felt the bite of the other three drones, constantly scratching me all over. I slammed my shoulder, which was being bitten, into the wall. The drone fell to the floor, one of the two remaining drones flew into the air, as I had the other drone by the throat. I threw the drone I had a grip on at the airborne drone as hardas I could, it dodged, but when the thrown drone fell to the floor, it didn’t get up.
It was just me, and the last drone now. I stared at it, as it hovered above. Suddenly, before I could react, the drone flew toward me and slammed into my chest. I felt pain rage through me, I grabbed the changeling by the horn in a fit of pure rage and slammed it into the wall, I did this again, and again, and again, on the fourth strike I threw it onto the ground, and stopped moving, trying to catch my breath. Green blood flowed down from the drones head, and made a puddle on the floor around it.
“You killed one of the drones. I thought I told you not to.” said Queen Chrysalis, eyes blazing with anger.
“I...I just lost control…” I said slowly.
“Yes, it seems that's one of the places where you lack...you have no control.” said Queen Chrysalis disapprovingly. I looked down at the bleeding changeling, I felt no remorse for killing it, only that I had disappointed the Queen...Why is that? Drones flooded into the room, six of them holding me against the wall, the others cleaning the bodies of the injured and...dead changeling drones. Queen Chrysalis walked over to me, as the drones held me against the wall.
“I’m...sorry...your majesty…” I struggled to get the words out...the pain in my ribs making it hard to breath.
“Let him go.” As soon as she said it, the drones let me go and helped their brethren. I landed on the floor on my hands and knees. I stumbled out of the room, and I walked down the corridor once more, I purposely kept walking after I reached my room, I walked until I reached the room I’d previously been in with the Queen.
I remembered when she showed me how The Hive had fallen. I walked over to the orb and put my hand on it. It flashed a bright yellow, and I had to cover my eyes. When i looked at it again, it showed the image of the ponies standing at the spot where I’d awoken.
“What d'you make of it, Twilight?” asked the pony I recognized as Applejack.
“It looks like somepony wiped out pretty hard!” exclaimed the blue pegasus, Rainbow Dash.
“This is more than just a wipeout, Dash. This is...We need to inform the Princess immediately, I have a bad feeling Chrysalis is involved in this…Some ponies in town said they thought they saw her.” said the purple mare, Twilight Sparkle.
“What if shes here for revenge over the wedding?” asked Pinkie Pie.
“I don’t know, Pinkie…” answered Twilight as the 6 multicolored ponies turned and left.
I looked up from the orb.
"The wedding? What wedding do they mean? Why did they speak with fear? Why would the ponies fear an enemy they’ve beaten with ease? Unless I haven’t been told the whole story..."I thought angrily. "I need to speak to Chrysalis."