Chrysalis and Twilight where flying across The Badlands towards Chrysalis's home. It was Chrysalis's birthday, and they were going to meet her family. Twilight was nervous, and it wasn't helping her with long-distance flight.
Twilight began to lose altitude, huffing and wheezing loudly. Chrysalis swooped down after her, worried for her new alicorn lover.
The couple landed in the desert lands of The Badlands. About a mile away a small grove of trees stood.
"An oasis!" screamed Twilight as she galloped toward it, sweat dripping from her brow.
Chrysalis yelled for Twilight to stop, but her lover kept galloping towards the oasis. Chrysalis had no choice but to follow her. Chrysalis was scared for her. Because the name of that grove was The Chimera. It was named for what lurked within it.
Chrysalis finally caught up with her lover. Twilight turned around. her mane was sweaty and matted, and Twilight's one eye was rolling around in its socket. All she said was "Water, water, water."
Chrysalis reached out to grab Twilight, but her hoof was knocked away. Then Twilight advanced, smacking her in the face.
Chrysalis grabbed her now bruised face. She looked up at the lavender alicorn, who was galloping away, now at the edge of the grove.
Chrysalis hurried after her. She knew that ponies needed water, unlike changelings, who drank love, but she hadn't known that it made them crazy when there was a lack of it.
Chrysalis broke through the perimeter of the grove to see Twilight surrounded by four chimeras.
She quickly powered up a spell and blasted the chimera facing away from her. It fell, its body smoking and still.
Two chimeras advanced on Chrysalis while the other went after Twilight who had cantered farther into the brush in search of water.
Chrysalis charged the one chimera, putting her horn through its chest. It fell still, its blood coating her horn.
But while she had attacked the first, the second had jumped on her back, tearing one of her wings.
Chrysalis screamed in pain as she collapsed, her wing shredded and bleeding profusely.
All of the sudden Twilight burst from the bushes, chimera blood on her hooves and a glass of water floating next to her.
She shot a spell at the remaining chimera, turning it to ashes.
The couple sat down, winded and tired. They hugged before kissing each other on the lips.
When they broke apart, the two cantered out of the oasis, leaving it behind.